Geiger-Mueller tube with a re-entrant insulator at opposing sealed ends thereof
US4180754A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1978 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J47/08
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved cylindrical Geiger-Mueller tube with a life at least ten times reater than that heretofore obtainable includes a re-entrant insulator at each end of the tube to support the coaxial anode and to shield the tube ends from the Geiger discharge.
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