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Specialized - Radiation Counter ·GeigerMullerCounter

1B69

Gas-filled Geiger-Müller radiation counter for pulse-counting detection. Available manufacturer material identifies the counter function but does not support a more specific radiation species or application without inference.

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

Description

Gas-filled radiation counter tube with quenching admixture and published plateau and dead-time characteristics.

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.

Counter-tube source does not publish ordinary active-electrode promoted fields; counter performance is retained in parameters.

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

Characteristics

  • Operating voltage

    1150 V

  • Plateau minimum

    300 V

  • Dead time approximate

    200 us