Re: Liquid Scintillation

[Russ Johnson <rujohnso@nmsu.edu>]

The Perkin Elmer tech rep told me H-3 and C-14 is all they have. Don't

believe I need quenced sets with this particular machine. But I'm likely to

drive their service engineers nuts with my questions. Thanks.

-Russ



"Haese, Steve R" wrote:



> Russ

>

> Perkin Elmer is probably your best bet, if you haven't

> tried them. They took over all Packard's applications for the

> LSC's. They'll set you up with both the quenched and unquenched

> sets.. They have Customer Service Engineers that can help set

> up your unit for the isotopes of concern. You will be able to

> utilize a Quanta Smart Software program to set up your parameters

> Phone (800) 762-4000

>

> Regards

>

> Steve

> -----Original Message-----

> From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

> [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf Of Russ Johnson

> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 3:13 PM

> To: radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu

> Subject: Liquid Scintillation

>

> Hello;

> Our office will be procuring a liquid scintillation counter in the very

> near future. I am looking for a source to buy some liquid standards.

> Most companies I've seen when browsing the web only advertise H-3 and

> C-14 standards for their units. But, we also will need counting

> capability for several other isotopes, both beta and alpha emitters.

> Does anyone have a US-based commercial source for standards other than

> H-3 and C-14? I'm new at scintillation counting, so any advice is

> appreciated. Please reply to my email address. Thanks.

> -Russ Johnson, Rad Safety Specialist

>   EH&S office

>   New Mexico State University

>

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