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Specialized - Radiation Counter ·GeigerMullerCounter

153C

Gas-filled Geiger-Müller radiation counter for particle or photon detection, designed to produce discrete counting pulses over a stable operating plateau in radiation-measurement equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
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Nominal heater
-

Description

End-window argon/halogen Geiger counter optimized for X-ray diffraction and fluorescence analysis, with permanent sensitivity and long counting life.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.

Section ratings

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

GeigerMullerCounter

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Cold-cathode Geiger/counter tube. Counter operating, plateau, sensitivity and dead-time data are preserved as parameters; ordinary thermionic promoted fields are not applicable.

Source-dependent data

Operating conditions by source

Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.

Data set 01

1953 Amperex

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

GeigerMullerCounter

Other

  • Operating voltage

    1500 V

  • Maximum counting rate

    1100 counts/s

Characteristics

  • Plateau length minimum

    400 V

  • Starting voltage

    1300 to 1400 V

  • Dead time approximate

    150 us

  • Gas filling

    Argon plus halogen admixture