Geiger - Muller Tubes Set up

 

 

 

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.