Tube, Geiger Mueller
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1998.0182.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0182.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Amperex Electronic Corp.
- MODEL
- 52N
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 13618
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS AND METAL WITH A PAPER LABEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 21.5 cm
- Width
- 1.8 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Atomic & nuclear
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Amperex
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY IN USE IN THE EARLY 1950S
- Canada
-
THIS TUBE CAME FROM CANADA'S PREMIERE ATOMIC RESEARCH FACILITY IN CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO WHERE IT WAS PROBABLY USED IN A GEIGER COUNTER TO MONITOR RADIOACTIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE. - Function
-
USED AS AN IONIZATION CHAMBER WITHIN A GEIGER COUNTER. - Technical
-
THIS TYPE OF TUBE WAS PART OF AN INSTRUMENT, A GEIGER COUNTER, FOR DETECTING IONIZING RADIATION. ELECTRIC-CURRENT PULSES ARE PRODUCED WHEN THE GAS IN THE TUBE IS IONIZED BY RADIATION. THE PULSES CAN BE AMPLIFIED AND MADE HEARABLE TO A "CLICKING" NOISE AND THUSCOUNTED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT RADIOACTIVITY IS PRESENT.[REF 3] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTING ON LABEL READS: 'AMPEREX/ ELECTRONIC CORP./ RADIATION COUNTER/ TYPE 52N SERIAL1361B/ DC OPERATING VOLTAGE 700'/ ACCOMPANYING LABEL FROM AECL: '1. Early GM tube/ (metal and glass)/ AMPEREX Electronics/ (Phillips in N. America)'
- Missing
- From CA of 11/30/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
- Finish
- DARKENED GLASS ON EACH END WITH SHINY METAL IN CENTRE AND AT THE TOP; BLUE LABEL WITH WHITE PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
Amperex Electronic Corp., Tube, Geiger Mueller, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1998.0182, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0182.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.
More Like This
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/639/1998-0186-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/638/1998-0186-002-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/644/1998-0183-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/636/1998-0188-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/640/1998-0185-003-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/637/1998-0187-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/304/829/1998-0187-002-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/643/1998-0184-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/641/1998-0185-002-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/635/1998-0189-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/642/1998-0185-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/633/1998-0191-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/634/1998-0190-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/45/759/1983-0196-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/45/786/1983-0184-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/016/1998-0198-002-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/017/1998-0198-003-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/018/1998-0198-005-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/019/1998-0198-006-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/45/757/1983-0197-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/622/1998-0198-004-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/45/791/1983-0181-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/598/1998-0210-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/023/1998-0198-008-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/024/1998-0198-009-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/025/1998-0198-010-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/026/1998-0198-011-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/031/1998-0198-016-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/578/1998-0222-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/033/1998-0198-018-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/034/1998-0198-019-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/579/1998-0221-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/632/1998-0192-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/027/1998-0198-012-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/028/1998-0198-013-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/029/1998-0198-014-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/030/1998-0198-015-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/032/1998-0198-017-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/168/963/2008-0173-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/45/789/1983-0183-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/589/1998-0213-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/80/044/1999-0072-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/580/1998-0220-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/603/1998-0208-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/45/768/1983-0191-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/612/1998-0199-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/610/1998-0201-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/573/1998-0225-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/45/779/1983-0187-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/608/1998-0203-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/80/039/1999-0075-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/168/966/2008-0173-002-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/626/1998-0197-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/604/1998-0207-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/625/1998-0198-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/037/1998-0198-021-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/038/1998-0198-022-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/591/1998-0211-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/45/790/1983-0182-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/599/1998-0209-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/168/967/2008-0173-003-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/313/035/1998-0198-020-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/607/1998-0204-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/586/1998-0216-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/80/033/1999-0079-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/627/1998-0196-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/70/090/1995-1561-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/74/934/1997-0795-014-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/74/933/1997-0795-015-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/611/1998-0200-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/631/1998-0193-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/65/329/1992-1098-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/56/706/1988-1345-012-aa-cs.jpeg)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/588/1998-0214-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/581/1998-0219-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/590/1998-0212-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/79/995/1999-0097-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/77/557/1998-0736-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/45/766/1983-0192-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/75/570/1997-0513-003-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/74/941/1997-0795-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/105/962/1973-0051-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/74/935/1997-0795-013-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/628/1998-0195-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/80/018/1999-0083-003-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/80/017/1999-0083-004-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/80/016/1999-0083-005-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/274/553/1983-0193-002-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/45/764/1983-0193-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/80/020/1999-0083-002-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/74/354/1996-0198-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/74/937/1997-0795-007-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/78/605/1998-0206-001-aa-cs.jpeg)