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GASEOUS SCINTILLATION COUNTER

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4227670

A gaseous excitation counter for detecting the presence amd measuring the energy of subatomic particles and electromagnetic radiation is described. The counter includes a gas-tight chamber filled with an elemental gas capable of producing ultra-violet excitation quanta when irradiated with subatomic particles and electromagnetic radiation. The gas has less than one in a thousand parts ultra-violet absorbing contamination. When nuclear radiation ps present the ultra-violet light produced by the gas strikes a fluorescent material within the counter, responsive to produce visible excitation quanta, and photo-sensitive counting means detect the visible emission.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-022364
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2884529
OSTI ID:
4227670
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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