| Charpak-Massonet current distribution system [¦chär´päk ´mas·ō`nā `kǝr·ǝnt dis·trǝ`byü·shǝn ´sis·tǝm] PARTICLE PHYSICS An electronic data readout method used in spark chambers to locate a single spark, as determined by observing how the spark current divides between the two available paths to the ground. |