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Drawing of redesigned Geiger counter
Date: 1934 Creator: Erwin Schrödinger (Austria, 1887-1961) Medium: Parchment paper Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches Description: The Geiger–Müller counter, also called a Geiger counter, is an instrument used for measuring ionizing radiation. It detects radiation such as alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays using the ionization produced in a Geiger–Müller tube, which gives its name to the instrument. In wide and prominent use as a hand-held radiation survey instrument, it is perhaps one of the world's best-known radiation instruments. In order to get higher accuracy, Schrodinger redesigned Geiger counter for his cat experiment. |
