Specialized tube type
Specialized - Radiation Counter vacuum tubes
Specialized - Radiation Counter records in Tube Tinker cover 119 tube designations, including 211 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 119
- Original datasheets
- 211
- Variation families
- 2
- Tubes with alternatives
- 0
About Specialized - Radiation Counter tubes
If the tube is described as a radiation counter / detector then apply this type.
Electrical range
- Nominal heater voltage
- 0–6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0–1.85 A
Common specialized - radiation counter characteristics
These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.
Bases
- 3PIN1
- 9NX1
Sockets
- A1825
- B41
- B9A1
- IO1
- MEDIUM71
- SUBMINIATURE81
Constructions
- GeigerMullerCounter85
- IonizationChamber14
- ProportionalCounter8
- FissionCounter6
- FissionIonizationDetector2
- Rectifier2
- Other1
- RadiationDetectorOther1
Specialized - Radiation Counter tube list
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75NB37 GeigerMullerCounter
Neon-filled gamma radiation counter intended for radiation survey and monitoring service. Manufacturer data provide its operating and counting characteristics for detecting penetrating gamma radiation in instrumentation applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7606 IonizationChamber
High-temperature boron-lined uncompensated ionization chamber for thermal-neutron detection. Designed for operation to about 500°F, it uses guard-ring construction to reduce insulator leakage and is rugged enough for demanding reactor instrumentation environments.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7657 FissionCounter
High-temperature guard-ring fission chamber for thermal-neutron detection. Designed for operation to about 500°F, it is ruggedized for severe shock and vibration and provides stable neutron counting across a wide applied-voltage range.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7741 IonizationChamber
Westinghouse compensated ionization chamber for thermal-neutron measurement in very high gamma fields. Continuously adjustable electrical compensation suppresses gamma response while retaining neutron sensitivity, enabling reactor monitoring over a wide flux range.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
8073 FissionIonizationDetector
Dual-range thermal-neutron detector usable either as a fission counter or as an ionization chamber. This dual operating principle extends useful neutron measurement across counting and current-measurement regimes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
8074 IonizationChamber
Westinghouse compensated ionization chamber for thermal-neutron detection in strong gamma-radiation fields. Its compensation system reduces gamma-induced current so neutron flux can be measured more accurately in reactor environments.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
8075 IonizationChamber
Guard-ring ionization chamber for thermal-neutron detection across a wide reactor flux range. Guard construction minimizes leakage-current errors, supporting reliable current-mode neutron monitoring in nuclear instrumentation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
8105 IonizationChamber
Compensated ionization chamber designed for thermal-neutron measurement in relatively high gamma backgrounds. Differential compensation reduces unwanted gamma response for reactor-control and neutron-flux instrumentation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
8137 IonizationChamber
Uncompensated ionization chamber for thermal-neutron detection and reactor-control service. It converts neutron-induced ionization into a measurable current for continuous flux monitoring rather than discrete Geiger-style counting.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
8214 IonizationChamber
Compensated ionization chamber for thermal-neutron detection in relatively high gamma-radiation fields. Its compensated current output supports reactor neutron-flux monitoring where gamma background would otherwise introduce significant measurement error.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
90NB GeigerMullerCounter
Neon-filled Geiger-Müller radiation counter for beta and gamma detection. It operates around 900 V and provides a long counting plateau for stable pulse-counting measurements.
- Base
- 3PIN
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
CK1020 GeigerMullerCounter
Thin-wall organic self-quenching Raytheon Geiger counter for beta and gamma detection. Its thin cathode wall improves beta sensitivity while the self-quenching fill supports discrete radiation-counting pulses.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 0 V
- Sections
- 1
CK1026 GeigerMullerCounter
Heavy-wall halogen-quenched Raytheon Geiger counter designed primarily for gamma-radiation detection. Its heavier wall suppresses less-penetrating radiation while the halogen fill provides self-quenching pulse operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 0 V
- Sections
- 1
CK1034 GeigerMullerCounter
Raytheon gas-diode radiation counter identified by the manufacturer within its radiation-counter tube section. Available documentation supports Geiger-Müller counter service but provides limited descriptive application detail.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
CK1035 RadiationDetectorOther
Raytheon gas-diode radiation detector referenced to the manufacturer’s radiation-counter section, but the available source does not establish the exact counting principle clearly enough to classify it more narrowly.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
CK1049 GeigerMullerCounter
Halogen-quenched Raytheon Geiger-Müller counter for beta and gamma detection, intended for economical prospecting and demonstration instruments. Its self-quenching operation simplifies portable radiation-counting equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SUBMINIATURE8
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
HZA1540 GeigerMullerCounter
Halogen-quenched Siemens Geiger-Müller counter for gamma and neutron radiation. Thermal-neutron measurement uses an external cadmium foil, allowing the detector to distinguish neutron response through converter-assisted operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
HZB1540 GeigerMullerCounter
Halogen-quenched Siemens mica-window Geiger-Müller counter for alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron measurements. Its thin window broadens charged-particle sensitivity while retaining response to penetrating radiation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
U17 Rectifier
Directly heated high-voltage half-wave rectifier designed to supply cathode-ray-tube and associated circuits. Its single rectifying section provides modest current at elevated voltage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B4
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
U21 Rectifier
High-voltage half-wave rectifier intended for television or mains power-supply service. Its single rectifier section emphasizes high inverse voltage and modest current rather than ordinary full-wave operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 2 V
- Sections
- 1
VG104A GeigerMullerCounter
Self-quenching beta/gamma Geiger-Müller counter for radiation detection and measurement. Its gas-filled pulse-counting operation is intended for general-purpose beta and gamma monitoring instrumentation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
VG13 GeigerMullerCounter
Self-quenching beta/gamma Geiger-Müller counter for radiation detection and measurement, providing discrete output pulses for general-purpose counting and monitoring of ionizing radiation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
VXG11 GeigerMullerCounter
Subminiature self-quenching Geiger-Müller counter designed for gamma-radiation detection. Its compact construction suits small radiation-monitoring instruments where detector size is constrained.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
