how to make a laser cloud chamber in HD

This video shows how to build and use a continous cloud chamber cooled by peltier elements. Materials which are needed:
- Acrylic glass
- a sponge
- 2 peltier elements,
- 2 power supplies
- ethanol or isopropanol (at least 90%)
- a light source
additionally the following materials can be used to improve this cloud chamber:
- magnet (About the size of the chamber)
- high voltage supply

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• cloud
• chamber
• laser
• uranium
• ore
• americium
• diy
• homemade
• radiation
• radium
• decay
• isopropanol
• alcohol
• oversaturated
• tracks
• peltier
• elements

[tfrostholm]

Hm, I had never considered thermoelectric heat pumps instead of the standard hassle of dry ice. How much power does the setup consume? I've always entertained the idea of a sustainable cloud chamber display adorning my desktop :P

[Flachzange1337]

@tfrostholm

It requires 90W electrical power.

You can purchase it now on Ebay just search for cloud chamber at ebay international.

[happykyle49]

In the water cooling system used to cool the hot side of the peltier, what components did you use to disapate the heat from the water cooling system? was it a simple radiator and fan circuit?

[Flachzange1337]

@happykyle49 I dont disapate the heat from the water. This System uses only 5L per hour and therefore i let the "hot" water to flow in the drain.

[GxLKoJoTe]

wtf, 37kBq?

wo bekommst du diese sachen nur her? xD

[Flachzange1337]

@GxLKoJoTe 37kBq entsprechen 1µCi. Das sind Alpha- Strahler aus

normalen Rauchmeldern und sie fallen mit dieser Zerfallsrate auch noch

unter die Freigrenze für Privatpersonen.

[cellopants]

Thanks for posting this! I'm building my own cloud chamber for a science fair (with dry ice, though) and it's nice to have a visualization of what's going to show up & what exactly I need to create.

[snemeis90]

@Flachzange1337 Rauchmelder? In Rauchmeldern ist radioaktives Material drin? Ich muss mal Google fragen...

Tatsächlich... Sind die Dinger teuer?

[fibs19]

moni 0:46

[ezdeezytube]

Why does that single particle trail at 1:45 have such a curved trajectory?

[JudasPreidis]

Is that a D3PR24 module or did you just cut the ground line from the sequence lining?

[nickmt]

Sweet! This looks very cool! thank you for sharing