Geiger counter
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after Hans Geiger who developed the first such device in 1908 together with Ernest Rutherford.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Geiger counter (plural Geiger counters)
- A device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity.
- 1988, David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Fundamentals of Physics, 3rd edition, page 387:
- Figure 27 shows a Geiger counter, used to detect ionizing radiation. The counter consists of a thin central wire, carrying a positive charge, surrounded by a concentric circular conducting cylinder, carrying an equal negative charge.
Synonyms
[edit]- (device to detect radiation): Geiger-Müller counter
Translations
[edit]device
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