plateau characteristic

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plateau characteristic [pla′tō ‚kar·ik·tə′ris·tik]

(electronics)

The relation between counting rate and voltage for a counter tube when radiation is constant, showing a plateau after the rise from the starting voltage to the Geiger threshold. Also known as counting rate-voltage characteristic.

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