Piezoelectric transformer as a power supply for GM radiation detector

Radiation detectors need a high-voltage power supply for operation. This paper describes the possibilities of utilizing piezoelectric transformer for this purpose. Piezoelectric transformers allow achieve a high step-up voltage ratio. In comparison with electromagnetic transformer, the piezoelectric transformers have many advantages. In this article a Geiger-Müller tube supplying by a piezoelectric transformer is describe. The possibilities of output voltage regulation are also mentioned.