For a G-M detector operated with a voltage on the G-M plateau: Do the size and shape of the pulse vary with the length of the anode? With the diameter of the detector?

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For a G-M detector operated with a voltage on the G-M plateau:
Do the size and shape of the pulse vary with the length of the
anode? With the diameter of the detector?

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