What was the sensitive, well-insulated tool Willard F. Libby used to date artifacts with known ages?

Libby used Geiger-Müller tubes as sensitive detectors in radiocarbon dating. They detected the weak radiation from carbon-14 in samples, helping measure how much remained and estimate an artifact’s age. An X-ray machine, Richter scale, and petri dish do not serve this purpose.

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