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DUE to rapid discharges that take place in a counter, a considerable amount of gas may easily be liberated, or in some cases even adsorbed, causing fluctuations of pressures in the counters. After working for some time, the voltage initially found to be suitable may no longer be so, and may lie beyond the limits within which the counts are independent of variations of applied voltage. This is more likely to occur with low-pressure counters than with high-pressure ones, since the working range of voltage diminishes with diminution of pressure. Herein lies the cause of unsteadiness.
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DASANNACHARYA, B., RAO, G. Steady Performance of Geiger-Müller Counters. Nature 138, 289 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138289c0
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