Geiger counter | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 23/06/2019

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00:01:08 1 Principle of operation
00:02:24 1.1 Readout
00:04:06 1.2 Limitations
00:05:08 2 Types and applications
00:05:37 2.1 Particle detection
00:08:07 2.2 Gamma and X-ray detection
00:09:58 2.3 Neutron detection
00:10:24 2.4 Gamma measurement—personnel protection and process control
00:11:04 2.5 Physical design
00:13:43 2.6 Guidance on application use
00:14:12 3 History
00:15:58 4 Gallery
00:16:06 5 See also



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A Geiger counter is an instrument used for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation. Also known as a Geiger–Mueller counter (or Geiger–Müller counter), it is widely used in applications such as radiation dosimetry, radiological protection, experimental physics, and the nuclear industry.
It detects ionizing radiation such as alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays using the ionization effect produced in a Geiger–Müller tube, which gives its name to the instrument. In wide and prominent use as a hand-held radiation survey instrument, it is perhaps one of the world's best-known radiation detection instruments.
The original detection principle was realized in 1908, at the Victoria University of Manchester, but it was not until the development of the Geiger–Müller tube in 1928 that the Geiger counter could be produced as a practical instrument. Since then, it has been very popular due to its robust sensing element and relatively low cost. However, there are limitations in measuring high radiation rates and the energy of incident radiation.