Geiger Counter Portable
Product Code : JA-APE-9401
The Geiger Counter Portable (SKU JA-APE-9401) is a light, robust, battery-operated radiation counter with an internal high-sensitivity GM tube for detecting high-energy alpha, beta and gamma radiation in the classroom and on field work. This portable Geiger counter with internal GM tube provides an adjustable tube voltage of up to 500 V DC, counts continuously or over 10, 60 or 100 seconds, shows the count rate per second or per minute, and switches itself off automatically to save the battery.
Specifications
The counter supplies an adjustable voltage of up to 500 V DC to its internal GM tube, and its press buttons set the voltage, continuous counting, total counts over 10, 60 or 100 s and the count rate per second or per minute; it is battery operated with auto power off.
| Product | Geiger Counter Portable |
| SKU | JA-APE-9401 |
| Detector | Internal high-sensitivity GM tube |
| Radiation detected | High-energy alpha, beta and gamma |
| GM tube voltage | Adjustable, up to 500 V DC |
| Counting modes | Continuous; total counts over 10, 60 or 100 s; rate per second or per minute |
| Controls | Press buttons |
| Power | Battery operated, auto power off |
| Use | Classroom and field work |
Applications of the portable Geiger counter
The counter covers the standard radioactivity practicals, from measuring the background count to comparing sources and absorbers, and its battery operation lets students survey radiation outside the laboratory.
- Measuring the background radiation count rate
- Absorption of alpha, beta and gamma radiation with an absorber set
- Inverse square law for gamma radiation with distance
- Plotting the GM tube plateau by varying the tube voltage
- Field surveys of radiation levels
Scope of supply
Each unit is one portable Geiger counter with its internal GM tube. Batteries, radioactive sources, absorbers, spares and quantities are confirmed on the quotation.
Packing, MOQ and lead time
Minimum order quantity, lead time and packing are confirmed on each quotation according to the quantity and delivery destination. JaincoLab supplies radiation counting apparatus to college and school laboratories and education projects, and exports to buyers in Africa, the Middle East and South and South-East Asia.
Frequently asked questions
Which radiation can the counter detect?
Its internal high-sensitivity GM tube detects high-energy alpha, beta and gamma radiation.
What counting modes are available?
Continuous counting, total counts over 10, 60 or 100 seconds, and count rate per second or per minute, all set by press buttons.
How is it powered?
It is battery operated with auto power off, and it supplies an adjustable voltage of up to 500 V DC to the GM tube.
What should a quotation request include?
Send the SKU JA-APE-9401, the quantity and the delivery destination.
Related products
More radioactivity and atomic physics apparatus is listed in Atomic Physics Equipment from JaincoLab, a physics lab equipment manufacturer in India.
Request a quote
To order the Geiger Counter Portable, send the quantity and delivery destination through the JaincoLab contact page or email [email protected].
