Data set 01
1938 Raytheon
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
GeigerMullerCounter
Other
Operating Voltage
900 V
CountingRateMaximum
12000 counts/min
Application
Application
BetaGammaCounter text
Specialized - Radiation Counter ·GeigerMullerCounter
CK1020
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.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 0 V / 0 mA
Description
Thin-wall organic self-quenching Geiger counter tube for beta and gamma radiation detection.
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
- 0 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0 mA
- 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.
Geiger counter discharge system for beta/gamma detection; counting-voltage and rate data retained as 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.