6208

Small end-window neon/halogen Geiger-Müller counter designed for medical-isotope work. Its thin window provides alpha and beta sensitivity while low background count and relatively low operating voltage suit laboratory radiation measurements.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: -

Description

Small end-window neon/halogen Geiger counter for medical-isotope work, with low background count and low-voltage operation.

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
850 V
Starting voltage maximum
775 V
Maximum counting rate
1700 counts/s

Characteristics

Plateau length minimum
150 V
Dead time approximate
100 us
Gas filling
Neon plus halogen admixture