Applications of radiation interactions in detectors

results of interaction of incident radiation detector category active or passive single quantum sensitivity mode type (for active detectors)

sensitized silver halide grains in photographic emulsion radiographic film passive no

nuclear emulsion passive yes

trapped charges in crystalline materials thermoluminescent dosimeter passive no

memory phosphor passive no

damaged track in dielectric materials track-etch film passive yes

radioactivity induced by neutrons activation foil passive no

vaporized superheated liquid drop bubble chamber active and passive yes pulse

ion pairs in a gas ion chamber pocket dosimeter (integrating) no

current-mode ion chamber active no current

proportional tube active yes pulse

Geiger-Müller tube active yes pulse

mobile electron-hole pairs in semiconductor silicon diode active yes current and pulse

coaxial germanium detector active yes pulse

prompt fluorescence in transparent materials scintillation detector active yes current and pulse

Cerenkov radiation Cerenkov detector active yes pulse