Radioactive Starter Kit
Product Code : EL-AS-10842
Quick Answer: Radioactive Starter Kit gathers items a science department can use for radioactivity demonstrations, including a Geiger-Muller tube and holder, an S-Range Scaler-Timer, a source handling tool, hazard warning tape and the Experimental Radioactivity Kit.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
- Geiger-Muller tube and Geiger-Muller tube holder
- S-Range Scaler-Timer with six-digit 24 mm L.E.D. display
- Radioactive source handling tool and radioactive material hazard warning tape
- Experimental Radioactivity Kit with radioactivity bench, absorbers, solid blocks, collimator, source holders and carriages
- Full teacher notes
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| GM tube recommended supply voltage | 450 V |
| GM tube window thickness | 2.5 - 3.0 mg cm-2 |
| GM tube dimensions | 76 mm x 26 mm diameter |
| GM tube operating temperature | -40 to +75 °C |
| Scaler-Timer radioactivity input | GM tube via BNC socket with integral 300-500 V supply |
| Scaler-Timer dimensions | (W) 380 mm x (D) 140 mm x (H) 165 mm |
About This Product
The included Experimental Radioactivity Kit supports investigations such as comparing the activity of emitters, separating the radiation from a radium-226 source, finding a half-life, gauging foil thickness and liquid or powder level by beta transmission, the range of alpha particles in air, attenuation of gamma rays in lead and the deflection of beta particles in a magnetic field. Export supply of the Radioactive Starter Kit can be arranged to laboratories and schools in United Kingdom, Grenada, Guinea, North Macedonia and Belgium.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Which items are in the kit?
A Geiger-Muller tube holder, a Geiger-Muller tube, radioactive material hazard warning tape, an S-Range Scaler-Timer, a radioactive source handling tool and the Experimental Radioactivity Kit.
Related: Atomic Structure, GM Probe Radioactive SensorMeter, Tel-X-Ometer.
For a quotation on the Radioactive Starter Kit, contact School Equipments India.
