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7D30.11 - Geiger - Muller Tubes
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Code Number: 7D30.11
Demo Title: Geiger - Muller Tubes
Condition: Excellent
Principle: Particle Decay and Ionization
Area of Study: Modern Physics
Equipment:
Geiger Counters, Old Geiger Counter, Demo Geiger - Muller Tubes.
Procedure:
These tubes are for demo only. Be very careful not to break the fine wire that goes down through the center of the tubes.
References:
- P. T. Debevec, "A Flexible Nuclear Counter for an Introductory Physics Laboratory", AJP, Vol. 55, #4, April 1987, p. 356.
- A. G. Klein, M. J. Caspar, and A. Nicola, "Simple Alpha Particle Detector", AJP, Vol. 53, #12, Dec. 1985, p. 1212.
- S-135: "High Field with Fine Wire", DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.
- A-118: Richard Manliffe Sutton, Demonstration Experiments in Physics.
- "This Month In Physics History: June 1911 - Invention of the Geiger Counter", APS News, Series II, Vol. 21, # 6, June 2012, p. 2.
- Dick Goodspeed, "Teaching Tip! Whole Body Radiation", Equipment & Supplies Safety. D149.
- Tom Petruzzellis, "Low Cost Ion Chamber", Electronic Sensors for the Evil Genius, p. 251.
- Tom Petruzzellis, "Advanced Ion Chamber Radiation Detector", Electronic Sensors for the Evil Genius, p. 254.
- "Experiments in Radioactivity", Selective Experiments in Physics, CENCO, 1962.
- W. Bolton, "The Geiger Tube", Book 3 - Atomic Physics, Physics Experiments and Projects, 1968, p. 45-46.
- W. Bolton, "Efficiency of the Geiger Tube", Book 3 - Atomic Physics, Physics Experiments and Projects, 1968, p. 53-54.