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Re: Thinking About A Geiger Counter

Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Get yourself a copy of the book by John Strong, Procedures in Experimental Physics, which every self respecting physics hobbyist should have, anyway.

Lindsay books carries it: http://www.lindsaybks.com/bks/expphy/ Worth every penny of the $26.

Lots of detail on making ionization chambers, GM tubes, etc.

the other good book ( a bit priceier at $60, but much more modern) is
Building Scientific Apparatus, by Moore, Davis, Coplan, and Greer

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=ru64ICTCqI&isbn=0813340063&TXT=Y&itm=47


No how to build a GM tube here, but lots of other useful info.


I have both (two copies of "Strong" as a matter of fact) and much prefer his 1930's vintage stuff for most hobby purposes. The later one is full of expensive stuff but is supposed to be "the modern equivalent to Strong".

Ed