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How can true rate of emission can be measured using geiger counter?
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The Geiger counter measures a percentage of the disintegrations that occur in a radioactive source. Assuming the geometry is calibrated, you can back calculate the countrate into the disintegration rate, and that is proportional to the activity.
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How do you distinguish Chinese from Japanese people?
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How a geiger counter and gamma radiation can be used to measure the thickness of an object?
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What instrument is used to detect radioactive matter?
Dosimeters detect and measure the cumulative ionizing radiation they see over time. Geiger counters detect the real-time flux of ionizing radiation at a specific location, and scintillators detect individual, real-time ionizing events and usually are constructed in a way to quantify variations in the ionizing energy. Usually, dosimeters are placed on or near an at-risk individual for a length of time to measure their total exposure, while Geiger counters are used by rad-techs to determine how safe an experiment is or if a dangerous event is occurring. Scintillators are used almost exclusively by experimentalists to collect and sort data at high resolution.
What does the term count rate mean when using a geiger counter?
A geiger counter measures ionizing radiation - alpha, beta and gamma (though gamma is indirect). The detector within a geiger counter is a Geiger Muller tube, it is basically a metallic gas-filled chamber with a thin wire anode running axially in the center of the tube and a cathode, the tube wall. The gas is most commonly an inert gas like the noble gases (like argon, neon). The anode is set to a very high charge compared to the tube wall. Also one end of the tube is typically has a thin mica wall or a thin glass wall to allow beta or alpha particles in. Once an alpha or beta particle enters the tube they can collide with the gas atoms forming an electron and postively charge ion. The electron speeds off to the positively charged anode while the ion accelerates to the cathode. Along the way the electron or ion can collide into other gas atoms creating more free electrons and ions and they in turn can knock other gas atoms creating an avalanche effect. The surge of electrons on the anode causes a current pulse that can be measured as a hit by a counter. In the presence of radiation sources the geiger counter's hits per second will increase significantly. As a side note gamma radiation first has to knock an electron from the side wall and it is this electron that causes the cascade.
How do you find the fourth artifact on lunar colony island?
The Purple Artifact is just south of the Rock Lab, but you can only find it when you are using the Geiger Counter. You will see a purple light and a crack in the ground. Use the rover hook to pull away the rocks on top.
How are radioactive isotopes detected?
They emit radiation as they decay.That radiation is not generally detectable by human senses (unless it glows in a color range we can see).We need lab instruments to detect the radiation such as:Geiger Counter, with Geiger-Mueller (GM) Tube or Probe-A GM tube is a gas-filled device that, when a high voltage is applied, creates an electrical pulse when radiation interacts with the wall or gas in the tube. These pulses are converted to a reading on the instrument meter.MicroR Meter, with Sodium Iodide Detector-A solid crystal of sodium iodide creates a pulse of light when radiation interacts with it. This pulse of light is converted to an electrical signal by a photomultiplier tube (PMT), which gives a reading on the instrument meter.Ionization (Ion) Chamber-This is an air-filled chamber with an electrically conductive inner wall and central anode and a relatively low applied voltage. When primary ion pairs are formed in the air volume, from x-ray or gamma radiation interactions in the chamber wall, the central anode collects the electrons and a small current is generated. This in turn is measured by an electrometer circuit and displayed digitally or on an analog meter.Neutron REM Meter, with Proportional Counter-A boron trifluoride or helium-3 proportional counter tube is a gas-filled device that, when a high voltage is applied, creates an electrical pulse when a neutron radiation interacts with the gas in the tube. The absorption of a neutron in the nucleus of boron-10 or helium-3 causes the prompt emission of a helium-4 nucleus or proton respectively. These charged particles can then cause ionization in the gas, which is collected as an electrical pulse, similar to the GM tube.
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How can acceleration be measured?
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