Paloma Alameda-Meléndez
ID: paloma-alameda-melendez
A physics educator whose joint classroom experiment uses a cloud chamber to connect particle detection with observable condensation. The chamber’s temperature gradient creates vapor that condenses along ionized tracks. Illumination at a low angle reveals those tracks, letting students investigate naturally occurring cosmic rays with simple optical and thermal equipment.[ref]
Bringing Particle Physics to Life: Build Your Own Cloud Chamber by Francisco Barradas-Solas and Paloma Alameda-Meléndez. Assembly and operation: dry-ice base, warm upper region and low-angle illumination
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