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In radiation measurement: Geiger-Müller counters
…volt are produced by the Geiger-Müller tube. Because the pulse is so large, little demand is placed on the pulse-processing electronics, and Geiger counting systems can be extremely simple.
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In spectroscopy: X-ray detectors
…device is known as a Geiger-Müller tube, and it forms the basis for radiation detectors known as Geiger counters (see radiation measurement: Geiger-Müller counters).
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