Tube, Geiger Mueller
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0187.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Raytheon
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- 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
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- Width
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- Height
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- Thickness
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- Weight
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- Diameter
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- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Atomic & nuclear
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Raytheon
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S
- Canada
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THIS TUBE 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
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USED AS AN IONIZATION CHAMBER WITHIN A GEIGER COUNTER - Technical
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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 THATRADIOACTIVITY IS PRESENT. [REF 2] - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON LABEL: 'RAYTHEON CK 1034'
- Missing
- From CA of 11/30/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - 2 distinct units - appear complete
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS VIAL WITH GREY METAL TUBE INSIDE; AND WHITE LABEL WITH RED PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Raytheon, Tube, Geiger Mueller, circa 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1998.0187, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0187.002/
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