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Compiles Lists Of Events (collisions Of Atomic Nuclei) From
Photographs Of Bubble Chamber, Cloud Chamber, Or Other Particle
Detector, And Operates Machine To Record Characteristics Of
Events Into Computers: Observes Projected Photographs To Locate
Particle Tracks, Locate And Count Events Indicated By Tracks,
And Identify Nature Of Observed Events. Receives Instructions
From Scientist Directing Project As To Specific Events That Are
Important In Experiment, And Identifies Such Events From Other
Events. Turns Cranks To Move Projector And Locates Point On
Track Under Crosshairs Of Eyepiece. Enters Data Into Computer
To Record Coordinates Of Particles. Repeats Process To Record
Successive Stages Of Tracks Resulting From Each Event To Provide
Information For Scientists To Identify Particles. May Use
Microscope Fitted With Scales And Protractors To Scan
Photographic Emulsions Previously Exposed To Direct Radiation
And To Compute Direction, Angle, Length, Curvature, Density,
And Depth Of Tracks From Standard Formulas.
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