Thermostable cocktail for the liquid scintillation counting of heterogeneous media

Journal Article · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Anal. Biochem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-2697(82)90249-4· OSTI ID:6804624

Noble, R C ^[1]; Shand, J H; Wagstaff, H F

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1. Hannah Research Inst., Ayr, Scotland

Considerable analytical errors arise in the liquid scintillation counting of heterogeneous media as a consequence of gel instability. With large sample numbers, a major causative factor of this instability is temperature changes during the counting period. An emulsifier-scintillation cocktail has been designed to provide stable counting conditions for heterogeneous media over a temperature range of 10-30/sup 0/C, i.e., the wide range of temperature likely to be encountered in liquid scintillation counters lacking sample cooling facilities. A comparison was made with a conventional commercially available emulsifier-scintillator.

• OSTI ID: 6804624
• Journal Information: Anal. Biochem.; (United States), Journal Name: Anal. Biochem.; (United States) Vol. 122:1; ISSN ANBCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400103* -- Radiometric & Radiochemical Procedures-- (-1987)
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
HETEROGENEOUS EFFECTS
INSTABILITY
LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
RADIATION DETECTORS
SAMPLE PREPARATION
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SCINTILLATION COUNTING
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS