proportional counters

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf detector
gptkbp:advantage energy discrimination
limited count rate
requires stable electronics
gptkbp:component anode wire
cylindrical cathode
fill gas
gptkbp:detects gptkb:gamma_rays
alpha particles
beta particles
gptkbp:fillGas gptkb:argon
gptkb:neon
methane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label proportional counters
gptkbp:inventedBy 1940s
gptkbp:measures energy of incident radiation
gptkbp:operates gas ionization
gptkbp:output electrical pulse proportional to energy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Geiger-Müller_tube
gptkb:ionization_chamber
gptkbp:requires high voltage supply
gptkbp:sensitivity low levels of radiation
gptkbp:usedFor measuring ionizing radiation
gptkbp:usedIn nuclear physics
radiation protection
environmental monitoring
health physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:X-ray_telescopes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6