Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection (Jan 2016)

Lifetime characteristics of Gaiger-Muller counters

  • Kartalović Nenad M.,
  • Perazić Luka S.,
  • Belić Čedomir I.,
  • Jeftenić Ilija B.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP1604366K
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 4
pp. 366 – 369

Abstract

Read online

This paper discusses the process of functional aging of Geiger-Muller counters. Two types of Geiger-Muller counter chambers were characterized in an experiment using a combined constant voltage. Chamber A had a coaxial geometry and chamber B had a plan-parallel geometry. The experimental results indicate that the aging process was faster in the case of chambers with a coaxial geometry. The results are explained based on the process of electrical discharges in gasses.

Keywords