CHARGE IN THE PULSE AS A FUNCTION OF THE OVERVOLTAGE OF A GEIGER-MUELLER COUNTER WITH METALLIC AND GLASS CATHODE

Journal Article · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1955 · Acta Phys. Polon.

OSTI ID:4313165

Michalak, S; Zawadzhi, A

A study was made of Geiger-Mueller counters to determine the proportionality coefficient K between the magnitude of the charge in the puise and the excess voltage above threshold. From the Wilkinson theory it was shown that the coefficient can be represented in the form K = AC, where C is the capacitance of the counter and A is a constant depending on the diameter of the wire anode. It was found that this dependence applies both to counters with internal metallic cathodes and to counters with external cathodes. (J.S.R.)

• Research Organization: Univ. of Lodz, Poland
• NSA Number: NSA-12-013328
• OSTI ID: 4313165
• Journal Information: Acta Phys. Polon., Journal Name: Acta Phys. Polon. Vol. Vol: 15, No. 1
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ANODES
CAPACITORS
CATHODES
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
EQUATIONS
GEIGER-MUELLER COUNTERS
GLASS
MEASURED VALUES
METALS
PHYSICS
PULSES