Geiger Counters are used to detect ionizing radiation like muons. Geiger tubes do not specifically detect muons but ionizing radiation in general. Ionizing radiation does not only come from muons events. Therefore, we have to filter out the other particles. The Geiger tube actually only gives us data that is just a probability of a muon count. A coincidence counts helps increase the probability that the detection is a muon. It is not for certain that muons are detected.
My Research:
For my research I wanted to increase the probability and subsequently lower the uncertainty associated with detection. I focused on how to improve the Geiger counters by studying their geometry and their orientation.