HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR
Abstract
This patent relates to high voltage supply circuits adapted for providing operating voltages for GeigerMueller counter tubes, and is especially directed to an arrangement for maintaining uniform voltage under changing conditions of operation. In the usual power supply arrangement for counter tubes the counter voltage is taken from across the power supply output capacitor. If the count rate exceeds the current delivering capaciiy of the capacitor, the capacitor voltage will drop, decreasing the counter voltage. The present invention provides a multivibrator which has its output voltage controlled by a signal proportional to the counting rate. As the counting rate increases beyond the current delivering capacity of the capacitor, the rectified voltage output from the multivibrator is increased to maintain uniform counter voltage.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4225976
- Patent Number(s):
- 2883551
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-022589
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PARTICLE ACCELERATORS AND HIGH-VOLTAGE MACHINES; CAPACITORS; CIRCUITS; CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GEIGER-MUELLER COUNTERS; PLANNING; POWDERS; PULSE GENERATORS; STABILITY
Citation Formats
Zito, G V. HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR. United States: N. p., 1959.
Web.
Zito, G V. HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR. United States.
Zito, G V. Tue .
"HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR". United States.
@article{osti_4225976,
title = {HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR},
author = {Zito, G V},
abstractNote = {This patent relates to high voltage supply circuits adapted for providing operating voltages for GeigerMueller counter tubes, and is especially directed to an arrangement for maintaining uniform voltage under changing conditions of operation. In the usual power supply arrangement for counter tubes the counter voltage is taken from across the power supply output capacitor. If the count rate exceeds the current delivering capaciiy of the capacitor, the capacitor voltage will drop, decreasing the counter voltage. The present invention provides a multivibrator which has its output voltage controlled by a signal proportional to the counting rate. As the counting rate increases beyond the current delivering capacity of the capacitor, the rectified voltage output from the multivibrator is increased to maintain uniform counter voltage.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 EST 1959},
month = {Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 EST 1959}
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