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Geiger-Müller threshold — /guy geuhr mul euhr, myooh leuhr/, Physics. the minimum voltage applied to an ionization chamber, as in a Geiger counter, at which the charge collected per count is independent of the nature of the ionizing event producing the count. Also called… … Useful english dictionary
Geiger-Muller tube — noun an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter • Syn: ↑Geiger tube • Hypernyms: ↑ionization chamber, ↑ionization tube • Part Holonyms: ↑Geiger counter, ↑Geiger Muller counter * * … Useful english dictionary
Geiger-Müller tube — Physics. a tube functioning as an ionization chamber within a Geiger counter. Also called Geiger tube. [1925 30; see GEIGER MÜLLER THRESHOLD] * * * … Universalium
Geiger plateau — The Geiger plateau is the voltage range in which the Geiger Müller counter operates. Depending on the characteristics of the specific counter (manufacturer, size, gas type etc.) the exact voltage range may vary. In this region the potential… … Wikipedia
overvoltage — /oh veuhr vohl tij/, n. 1. Elect. excess voltage. 2. Physics. the amount by which the voltage applied to an ionization chamber exceeds the Geiger Müller threshold. [1905 10; OVER + VOLTAGE] * * * … Universalium
radiation measurement — ▪ technology Introduction technique for detecting the intensity and characteristics of ionizing radiation, such as alpha, beta, and gamma rays or neutrons, for the purpose of measurement. The term ionizing radiation refers to those… … Universalium
Explorer 1 — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Explorer 1 small|Satellite 1958 Alpha Organization = Army Ballistic Missile Agency Major Contractors = Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mission Type = Earth science Satellite Of = Earth Launch = February 1, 1958 at 03:48 UTC… … Wikipedia
Explorer 35 — was a spin stabilized spacecraft instrumented for interplanetary studies, at lunar distances, of the interplanetary plasma, magnetic field, energetic particles, and solar X rays. It was launched into an elliptical lunar orbit. The spin axis… … Wikipedia
Dead time — For other uses, see Dead Time (disambiguation). For detection systems that record discrete events, such as particle and nuclear detectors, the dead time is the time after each event during which the system is not able to record another event.[1]… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
