Вильсон Д. Камера Вильсона.
Первое издание на русском языке.
Москва: Издательство иностранной литературы, 1954.
152 с. Твердый переплет, обычный формат.
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Wilson J.G. The Wilson Cloud Chamber.
First Russian edition.
Moscow: Publishing House of Foreign Literature, 1954.
152 p. Hardcover, regular format.
The author, John G. Wilson (1912–1995), was a British experimental physicist and one of the leading mid-20th century specialists in cosmic-ray research using the Wilson cloud chamber. His scientific career was dedicated to perfecting this detector and studying fundamental elementary particle interaction processes, contributing to the advancement of high-energy physics.
This book is a classic practical manual on the design, principle of operation, and application of one of the most important instruments in the history of particle physics — the Wilson cloud chamber. It details the physical principles of vapor condensation on ions, methods for creating and controlling operational conditions, and techniques for analyzing particle tracks. The publication serves as a valuable historical source and methodological guide, interesting both for historians of science and physicists studying classical detection methods.
