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Argon is used in the Geiger-Muller tube as a quenching gas to stop the discharge of ions after each pulse. Keeping argon at low pressure allows for efficient quenching of the ionization process. Higher pressure could interfere with the detection process by preventing the resetting of the tube after each detection event.

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