Geiger Counter Survey Meter

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Geiger counter survey meter.

This article is about geiger counters and ion chamber instruments and it uses the term geiger counter as a colloquial name for any hand held radiation measuring device in civil defense however most civil defense devices were ion chamber radiological survey meters capable of measuring only high levels of radiation that would be present after a major nuclear event. Deliver on site measurement and analysis of alpha beta and gamma radiation using either a g m tube ion chamber or scintillation detector. Ludlum measurements model 3 survey meter geiger counter. In general survey meters are used to measure high levels of radiation such as when you measure exposure rate or the intensity of radiation in an area.

The term geiger counter is commonly used to mean a hand held survey type meter however the geiger principle is in wide use in installed area gamma alarms for personnel protection and in process measurement and interlock applications. Radiation survey meters handheld devices designed to provide rapid assessment during radiological emergencies. However it utilizes a geiger tube rather than an ion chamber.