Geiger may refer to:
People
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Geiger (surname)
Places
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Geiger, Alabama, a town
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Geiger (crater), a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon
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Geiger, South Sudan, a border town filled with refugees
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Geiger counter
A Geiger counter (also known as a Geiger–Müller counter) is an electronic instrument used for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation. It is widely used in applications such as radiation dosimetry, radiological protection, experimental ph ...
, a device for detecting radiation
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Geiger–Müller tube
The Geiger–Müller tube or G–M tube is the sensing element of the Geiger counter instrument used for the detection of ionizing radiation. It is named after Hans Geiger, who invented the principle in 1908, and Walther Müller, who collaborated w ...
, the sensing element of the a Geiger counter
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Geiger–Marsden experiment, a 1909 physics experiment
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Geiger–Nuttall law, an empirical 1911 rule relating alpha decay energy to decay half-life
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Geiger tree (''Cordia sebestena''), a species of flowering plant
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Geiger (corporation), a promotional products company
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Geiger (comics), a minor, teenage
Marvel Comics super-heroine
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USNS ''Geiger'', a transport ship in the United States Navy
See also
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Giger Giger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Albert Giger (born 1946), Swiss cross-country skier
* Fabrice Giger (born 1965), Swiss publisher and film producer
* H. R. Giger (1940–2014), Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer ...
(Swiss form)
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