Usage: A demonstration device for the observation
of the ionizing effects of radiation, high voltages, flames,
etc., as well as the photoelectric effect due to U.V. light.
In use the frequency of the oscillation of the gold leaf is measured,
which increases proportionally to the intensity of the ionization.
Description: As described in the Cenco
catalog. The instrument is finished in black crinkle enamel
with polished metal fittings. The cast iron base is 4.5 x 2.75".
The instrument is 6.25" high to the top of the fixed plate.
The windows are 2.5" in diameter held on with polished aluminum
bezels.
Research: Described in Cenco Catalog J150 (1950) as
item 71020, pg. 971-972. The use of this instrument in physics
education is presented in Physical Measurements, Part II, 3rd
ed., by Ralph S. Minor, Associated Students' Store, Berkeley,
California (1947).
