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Detecting radiation with a Geiger-Muller tube

Standard Grade Fizzics by Sinclair Mackenzie

Nov 14, 2012Education

We’ve examined the operation of a Geiger-Müller counter as part of the radiation topic. image by Theresa Knott The Geiger-Müller (GM) counter is used to detect ionising radiation such as alpha and beta particles or...

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Detecting radiation with a Geiger-Muller tube is an episode from Standard Grade Fizzics by Sinclair Mackenzie. We’ve examined the operation of a Geiger-Müller counter as part of the radiation topic. image by Theresa Knott The Geiger-M...

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We’ve examined the operation of a Geiger-Müller counter as part of the radiation topic. image by Theresa Knott The Geiger-Müller (GM) counter is used to detect ionising radiation such as alpha and beta particles or gamma rays. The radiation enters through a very thin window at one end of the tube. This window is usually made ... Read more

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Published Nov 14, 2012