Geiger–Müller tube

E406319

gas-filled detector particle detector radiation detector

A Geiger–Müller tube is a gas-filled radiation detector used to measure ionizing particles such as alpha, beta, and gamma radiation.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Geiger counter	3
Geiger–Müller tube canonical	3
Geiger–Müller counter	2
Geiger-Müller tube	1
Geiger–Müller counter coincidence experiments	1
Geiger–Müller counters	1
Geiger–Müller tube radiation detector	1
Geiger–Müller tubes	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gas-filled detector ⓘ particle detector ⓘ radiation detector ⓘ
cannotMeasure	particle identity ⓘ radiation energy ⓘ
detects	X‑rays ⓘ alpha radiation ⓘ beta radiation ⓘ cosmic rays ⓘ gamma radiation ⓘ ionizing radiation ⓘ
developedBy	Hans Geiger ⓘ Walther Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedIn	1920s ⓘ
hasComponent	anode ⓘ cathode ⓘ fill gas ⓘ insulating envelope ⓘ quench gas ⓘ
hasLimitation	dead time ⓘ limited dose rate accuracy ⓘ saturation at high count rates ⓘ
hasShape	cylindrical ⓘ
hasVariant	end‑window Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ pancake Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ sealed Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ thin‑window Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ
lessSensitiveTo	high‑energy gamma radiation ⓘ
measures	count rate ⓘ
namedAfter	Hans Geiger ⓘ Walther Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatesAt	constant high voltage ⓘ
operatesIn	Geiger region ⓘ
outputType	electrical pulse ⓘ
replacedBy	proportional counter in some applications ⓘ scintillation detector in some applications ⓘ
requires	quenching ⓘ
sensitiveTo	surface contamination ⓘ
usedFor	contamination surveys ⓘ environmental radiation monitoring ⓘ industrial radiography monitoring ⓘ laboratory radiation measurements ⓘ radiation protection monitoring ⓘ
usedIn	Geiger–Müller tube self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Geiger counter
uses	gas ionization ⓘ halogen quench gas ⓘ organic quench gas ⓘ
usesPrinciple	Townsend avalanche ⓘ gas multiplication ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Explorer 1 → carriedInstrument → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

Rossi coincidence circuit → inputFrom → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geiger–Müller counters

Rossi coincidence circuit → relatedTo → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geiger–Müller counter coincidence experiments

Hans Geiger → knownFor → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geiger–Müller counter

Hans Geiger → coInvented → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geiger counter

Hans Geiger → coInvented → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geiger–Müller counter

Schrödinger's cat thought experiment → hasComponent → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geiger counter

Pioneer 3 → scientificInstrument → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geiger–Müller tube radiation detector

Pioneer 1 → scientificInstrument → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geiger-Müller tube

Pioneer 4 → carriedInstrument → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

Explorer 3 mission → instrument → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

subject surface form: Explorer 3

Geiger–Müller tube → usedIn → Geiger–Müller tube self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geiger counter

Vanguard 3 → carriedInstrument → Geiger–Müller tube ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geiger–Müller tubes