4.6 Types of Counters
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1. Counters based on the production of ion-pairs in a gas, e.g., the ionization chamber, the proportional counter, and the Geiger–Müller counter. These counters
are discussed in Chap. 5.
2. Counters based on the production of excited species which in turn produce Photoelectric, Compton effect and Pair production in suitable materials, e.g., scintillation counters which are discussed in Chap. 6. Under this class, we also have
some special type of counters like semiconductor counters, which are discussed
in Chap. 7.
Summary
In this chapter, we studied the type of interactions with matter which take
place with various types of radiations (α-particles, β-particles, and γ -rays).
Based on the properties of interactions with matter, counters for detecting these
radiations have been touched upon.
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1. Counters based on the production of ion-pairs in a gas, e.g., the ionization chamber, the proportional counter, and the Geiger–Müller counter. These counters
are discussed in Chap. 5.
2. Counters based on the production of excited species which in turn produce Photoelectric, Compton effect and Pair production in suitable materials, e.g., scintillation counters which are discussed in Chap. 6. Under this class, we also have
some special type of counters like semiconductor counters, which are discussed
in Chap. 7.
Summary
In this chapter, we studied the type of interactions with matter which take
place with various types of radiations (α-particles, β-particles, and γ -rays).
Based on the properties of interactions with matter, counters for detecting these
radiations have been touched upon.