Proportional counters

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Radiation detector
gptkbp:advantage Energy discrimination
Gas multiplication limits
Limited count rate
Pulse height proportionality
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:Sealed
Flowing gas type
gptkbp:component Anode wire
Cathode cylinder
gptkbp:detects gptkb:X-rays
gptkb:Gamma_rays
Alpha particles
Beta particles
gptkbp:filling gptkb:Noble_gas
gptkb:Argon
gptkb:Methane
Carbon dioxide
Inert gas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Proportional counters
gptkbp:inventedBy Geiger and Müller
gptkbp:measures Radiation energy
Radiation intensity
gptkbp:operates Gas ionization
gptkbp:operatesIn Proportional region
gptkbp:output Proportional to energy of incident radiation
gptkbp:period Microseconds
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Geiger-Müller_tube
Ionization chamber
gptkbp:requires High voltage supply
Stable gas mixture
gptkbp:sensitivity High for charged particles
Lower for photons
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Neutron_spectroscopy
X-ray fluorescence analysis
Alpha spectroscopy
Detecting ionizing radiation
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Nuclear_physics
gptkb:X-ray_spectroscopy
Medical imaging
Radiation protection
Neutron detection
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Micro-Pattern_Gaseous_Detectors_(MPGD)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7