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Geiger-Müller tube

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Geiger-Müller tube

Summary

Geiger-Müller tube is a particle detector[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of particle_detector entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Geiger-Müller tube is the creator of Hans Geiger[3].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's image is recorded as Geiger-müller rör.jpg[4].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's instance of is recorded as particle detector[5].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's GND ID is recorded as 4131874-2[6].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's subclass of is recorded as gaseous ionization detector[7].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's has use is recorded as radioactivity[8].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's Commons category is recorded as Geiger counters[9].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l3zn[10].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/Geiger-Muller-tube[11].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's IUPAC Gold Book ID is recorded as G02599[12].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 49304484[13].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's IEV number is recorded as 881-13-31[14].
  • Geiger-Müller tube's IEV number is recorded as 395-03-30[15].

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Works and Contributions

Geiger-Müller tube is the creator of Hans Geiger[3].

Why It Matters

Geiger-Müller tube ranks in the top 9% of particle_detector entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Hans Geiger

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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