Tube, Geiger Mueller

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1950–1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1998.0186.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
GLASS AND METAL

Dimensions

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

Length
23.5 cm
Width
16.0 cm
Height
3.0 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
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
PROBABLY USED IN THE EARLY 1950S
Canada
THESE TUBES CAME FROM CANADA'S PREMIERE ATOMIC RESEARCH FACILITY IN CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO WHERE IT WAS PROBABLY USED IN A GEIGER COUNTER TO MONITOR RADIOACTIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE.
Function
USED AS AN IONIZATION CHAMBER IN A GEIGER COUNTER.
Technical
THIS TYPE OF TUBE WAS PART OF AN INSTRUMENT, A GEIGER COUNTER, FOR DETECTING IONIZING RADIATION. ELECTRIC-CURRENT PULSES ARE PRODUCED WHEN THE GAS IN THE TUBE IS IONIZED BY RADIATION. THE PULSES CAN BE AMPLIFIED AND MADE HEARABLE TO A "CLICKING" NOISE AND THUS COUNTED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT RADIOACTIVITY IS PRESENT. [REF 2]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NO MARKINGS
Missing
From CA of 11/30/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - 2 distinct units - appear complete
Finish
UNCOLOURED GLASS; SHINY METAL
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tube, Geiger Mueller, circa 1950–1955, Artifact no. 1998.0186, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0186.001/

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