AW: Beta Scout Replacement

["Franz Schoenhofer" <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>]

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Von: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]Im Auftrag von Roberta Clarke

Gesendet: Montag, 05. April 2004 17:56

An: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Betreff: Beta Scout Replacement





Does anyone know of a liquid scintillation counter still being sold that

could replace the P-E Beta Scout?  We  placed an order for a Beta Scout

only to find out they are discontinued.  We are looking for a portable

liquid scintillation counter to use on our research vessels to count H-3

and C-14 contamination swipes.  It must be portable, 50 pounds or less,

small footprint, easy to use and reliable.  If anyone has any ideas,

could you please share them?  Thanks for any help you can give.



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Roberta,



I do not know the P-E Beta Scout, but I know that at least one really

portable LSC is successfully marketed since years. It is the "Triathler"

from the company "Hidex". It's weight is a few kilos at most (double in

pounds). It is a single PMT counter with the capability to store and analyse

data on a lap top computer and based on multichannel analyzer technology,

which enables to determine the radionuclide present. I have used it

successfully for alpha-beta discrimination measurements, even for very

complicated tasks like short-lived daughters of radon in air to my full

contention and I even had a few years ago such an instrument with me on a

field trip in Saudi Arabia. I cannot give you specifications about tritium

and C-14, but they sure will be no worse than other single PMT instruments.

I know, that it has been used successfully for testing for contamination,

but I do not know the details.



I recommend to look at their home page www.hidex.com or to send an e-mail to

info@hidex.com. You may of course refer to this e-mail and to my name.



Best regards,



Franz







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