GEIGER COUNTER


Meaning of GEIGER COUNTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgī-gər- ]

noun

Etymology: Hans Geiger died 1945 German physicist

Date: 1924

: an instrument for detecting the presence and intensity of radiations (as cosmic rays or particles from a radioactive substance) by means of their ionizing effect on an enclosed gas which results in a pulse that is amplified and fed to a device giving a visible or audible indication

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