Meter, beta-gamma survey

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OBJECT TYPE: GEIGER-MUELLER
DATE: 1945–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0181.001

MANUFACTURER: Electronic Associates Ltd.
MODEL: EA-130
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 91
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NON-FERROUS METAL CASING/ BAKELITE KNOBS/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 26.4 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 23.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Atomic & nuclear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Electronic
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AN INSTRUMENT FOR DETECTING IONIZING RADIATIONS, CONSISTING OF A GAS FILLED TUBE IN WHICH ELECTRIC CURRENT PULSE, ARE PRODUCED WHEN THE GAS IS IONIZED BY RADIATION, & OF A DEVICE TO REGISTER THESE PULSES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: From CA of 12/27/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: GREY ENAMEL CASING/ BLACK BAKELITE/ PLATED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: MFR'S PLATE/ WHITE INCISED LETTERING ON SYNTHETIC PLATES FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ BLACK LETTERING & MARKINGS ON DIAL FACE

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Electronic Associates Ltd., Meter, beta-gamma survey, between 1945–1950, Artifact no. 1983.0181, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0181.001/

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