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[[Image:Detectors summary 3.png|thumb|right|200px|This tree diagram shows the relationship between types and classification of most common particle detectors. Credit: [[commons:User:Wdcf|Wdcf]].]]
'''Radiation detectors''' provide a signal that is converted to an electric current. The device is designed so that the current provided is proportional to the characteristics of the incident radiation.

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=Cosmic-rays=
[[Image:Cloud chamber bionerd.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cloud chamber shows visible tracks from α-particles (short, thick) and β-particles (long, thin). Credit: Bionerd.]]
[[Image:Electronic nuclear stopping Al in Al.png|thumb|right|200px|Diagram shows the electronic and nuclear stopping power for aluminum ions in aluminum. Credit: HPaul.]]
[[Image:Ion slowing.png|thumb|right|200px|This is an il
lustration of the slowing down of a single ion in a solid material. Credit: Kai Nordlund.]]
[[Image:Bragg Curve for Alphas in Air.png|thumb|right|200px|A Bragg curve of 5.49 MeV alpha particles in air is illustrated. Credit: Helmut Paul.]]
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