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Geiger-Müller tube
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Geiger-Müller tube

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  • detector output connected to a measuring circuit
    radiation measurement
    / Geiger-Müller counters

    …volt are produced by the Geiger-Müller tube. Because the pulse is so large, little demand is placed on the pulse-processing electronics, and Geiger counting systems can be extremely simple.

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    …volt are produced by the Geiger-Müller tube. Because the pulse is so large, little demand is placed on the pulse-processing electronics, and Geiger counting systems can be extremely simple.

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  • spectroscopy
    / X-ray detectors

    …device is known as a Geiger-Müller tube, and it forms the basis for radiation detectors known as Geiger counters (see radiation measurement: Geiger-Müller counters).

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    …device is known as a Geiger-Müller tube, and it forms the basis for radiation detectors known as Geiger counters (see radiation measurement: Geiger-Müller counters).

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