Tube, gas flow counter

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OBJECT TYPE
ALPHA & BETA/2PI/WINDOWLESS
DATE
1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1998.0191.001
MANUFACTURER
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length
10.5 cm
Width
9.0 cm
Height
4.0 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
AECL
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Chalk River

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
MADE AND USED IN THE 1950S
Canada
THIS TUBE WAS MADE AND USED AT THE CHALK RIVER FACILITY OF AECL.
Function
USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A SCALER, TO MEASURE THE RADIOACTIVITY OF A GAS PASSING THROUGH THE TUBE. IT MEASURES ALPHA AND LOW LEVEL BETA PARTICLES.
Technical
THIS TYPE OF COUNTER ALLOWS FOR THE RADIOACTIVE SAMPLE TO BE INSERTED INTO THE CHAMBER BY SLIDING A TRAY TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF AIR INTRODUCED. THE ADVANTAGE OF THIS IS THAT NO ENTRANCE WINDOW NEED COME BETWEEN THE RADIATION SOURCE AND ACTIVE VOLUME OF THE COUNTER. [REF 2]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
STAMPED IN BODY: '534/ OUT IN'
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 11/30/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish
UNFINISHED METAL
Decoration
N/A

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