plateau characteristic
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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