Radiation overload warning system for Geiger-Müller detectors

Loren Pfeiffer; T. Kovacs; A. P. Mills

doi:10.1016/0029-554X(80)90475-9

Radiation overload warning system for Geiger-Müller detectors

Loren Pfeiffer, T. Kovacs, A. P. Mills

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Abstract

We call attention to the characteristic that common Geiger-Müller detectors can give false safe readings when actually under dangerous radiation overload. We describe inexpensive circuitry which reliably warns the operator of this condition.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	599-601
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods
Volume	171
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0029-554X(80)90475-9
State	Published - May 1 1980
Externally published	Yes

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Radiation overload warning system for Geiger-Müller detectors

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