Understand the Relationships between Particle Detectors

Particle detectors as a group measure a wide range of different physical properties. These range from heat and energy to electric charge and absorbed dose.

These detectors also include many specialized subtypes that focus on specific aspects of the physical quantities of the detected particles.

Explore and visualize the different subtypes of particle detectors.

Graph how they are related.

Explore how many different physical quantities are measured by the family of particle detectors.

Find all heat-measuring devices in the family of particle detectors.

Examine which physical quantities are most commonly measured.