Hi
in your opinion, what kind of neon lamps can be used as a substitute for the Geiger lamp?
Heard about a solar panel that can be replaced?
in your opinion, what kind of neon lamps can be used as a substitute for the Geiger lamp?
Heard about a solar panel that can be replaced?
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Why not simply buy a proper SI-22G (СИ-22Г) Geiger tube from ebay? They are not expensive.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256082603735
And you'll be supporting a Ukraine business!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256082603735
And you'll be supporting a Ukraine business!
NE-2s work, you just have to bis them just below the strike level
with a 1 to 10 meg resistor.This varies bulb to bulb. You won't be able to calibrate it
to anything though.
You could look here.
https://fusor.net/board/viewtopic.php?t=5331
with a 1 to 10 meg resistor.This varies bulb to bulb. You won't be able to calibrate it
to anything though.
You could look here.
https://fusor.net/board/viewtopic.php?t=5331
A number of devices can detect radiations (ion chambers, semiconductors, etc.), but they all have their peculiarities, and none match the characteristics of GM tubes.
I don't mean they are better or worse, they differ in their response, the type and energy of the particles detected, etc.
I have built a GM detector and an ion chamber one; I still have to build one based on a photodiode/solar cell
I don't mean they are better or worse, they differ in their response, the type and energy of the particles detected, etc.
I have built a GM detector and an ion chamber one; I still have to build one based on a photodiode/solar cell
Thanks bro
the Geiger tube receives the radiation in a space in the form of a cylinder
I wanted it to be in the form of a plate like a solar panel.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question🌿
I made it with BPW34 photodiode, it works but not accurate💁♂️
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I made one last month with 2 x BPW34.
Without a scope and a radiation source , it is hard to say if it works well.
Without a scope and a radiation source , it is hard to say if it works well.
^ I wouldn't know where to get it , nor do I want thorium near me.
Made it to test those glowing light switches and to see if floor tiles are radioactive , but it seems lost in background radiation.
Also measuring banana's with some Japanses radiation .Taiwan and China are not that far from me , when things heat up and the wind is blowing my way.....
Made it to test those glowing light switches and to see if floor tiles are radioactive , but it seems lost in background radiation.
Also measuring banana's with some Japanses radiation .Taiwan and China are not that far from me , when things heat up and the wind is blowing my way.....
A possible source is an object made from "vaseline glass": it is transparent, but has a tinge of fluorescent green due to the presence of small quantities of uranium salts:
These objects were popular end 19th century to mid 20th.
Another option is uranium-glazed pottery: they have a bright orange color, and were popular in the sixties:
These objects were popular end 19th century to mid 20th.
Another option is uranium-glazed pottery: they have a bright orange color, and were popular in the sixties:
Photographic lenses for semi-accurate calibration. Until now, I only knew that the venerable and excellent Minolta Rokkor 28mm/2.5 had a thorium containing optical system.
It was very interesting, I didn't know that radioactive material is used in the lens!
The mentioned filaments are slightly radioactive, I don't know about the operation of your lamp
