Accurate determination of the deadtime and recovery characteristics of Geiger-Muller counters

Abstract

A brief description of the theory of operation of Geiger-Muller counters is presented, with special emphasis on the deadtime and recovery characteristics. An electronic gating instrument is described that has been developed for the determination of deadtime and recovery characteristics to an accuracy of 1 percent of 2 microseconds. Exptl. data are presented showing variation of deadtime and recovery time with counter pressure and overvoltage.