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Re: Triggered Spark Gap
Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>
Richard and all,
A GM tube is sensitive to any ionizing radiation capable of penetrating the
outer wall of the tube - x-rays included.
-- Bert --
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Bert Hickman
Stoneridge Engineering
Email: bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net
Web Site: http://www.teslamania-dot-com
Tesla list wrote:
>
> Original poster: "Richard Wayne Wall by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com>
>
> Matt,
>
> Using a Geiger-Mueller detector, I have not been able to find any
> measureableradiation output even with the tube located three inches
beyond the
> maxstreamer length with output ~ 380 kV, nor from the spark gap at a distance
> of 4inches. (-at-15KV rms.)
>
> Is a Geiger-Mueller detector capable of detecting X-irradiation?
>
> RWW
>
>