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Investigation of Working Region of a Geiger-Muller Counter

S. Balakrishnan, and V.V. Desai

 

Abstract

This study makes an attempt to find the active working region of a Geiger-Muller (GM) counter using a lead-collimated radioactive source and the inverse square law. The main aim is to find the region at which the counts are maximized in the GM tube, thereby giving us a better understanding of the counter