Scintillator detector with photo-multiplier tube and graphite shielding

Made:
1970 in Trafford Park
Scintillator detector with photo-multiplier tube and graphite shielding

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Scintillation counterr fitted with Mullard photo-multiplier tube, cylindrical plastic scintillator and graphite shielding, unsigned, supplied by Atomic Power Constructions, Trafford Park, Manchester, England, 1970

Details

Category:
Nuclear Physics
Object Number:
1970-405
Materials:
graphite, plastic (unidentified), glass, metal (unknown), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and electrical components
Measurements:
overall: 780 mm 215 mm, 30 kg
type:
scintillation counter
credit:
Atomic Power Constructions

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