COUNTING OF [alpha]- AND [beta]-RADIATIONS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY THE DETERGENT-ANTHRACENE SCINTILLATION METHOD

Author: Myers, Jr, L. S.
Published: United States : [publisher not identified], 1961.
[Oak Ridge, Tennessee] : [U.S. Atomic Energy Commission], 1961.
Physical Description: microopaque : positive ; 8 x 13 cm
Additional Creators: Brush, A. H.

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Summary

The use of a two-phase solution-detergent-anthracene system as a general method for counting alpha and beta radiation in aqueous solutions is proposed. The method consists of pipetting the radioactive solution onto detergent-coated anthracene in a vial and counting in a liquid scintillation counter. Solutes in up to one molar concentration do not interfere, and hence nearly all sample preparation steps can be eliminated. Inherent counting efficiencies are sufficiently high that, except for H/sup 3/, simple unrefrigerated counting equipment can be used. A tendency for the detergent to foam and sorption of the isotope onto the anthracene may influence results under certain conditions. (auth)

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UCLA-484

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U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.

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DOE contract number: AT-04-1-GEN-12
NSA number: NSA-15-032317
OSTI Identifier 4835044
Research organization: California. Univ., Los Angeles. School of Medicine. Lab. of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology.

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