Re: Scint Counting

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Reply-to: Johnny.Brandon@p0.f13.n233.z1.fidonet.org (Johnny Brandon)
Fido-To: romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu!fs.isu.edu!bus

greetings, my response to your question is a question ;-) .....
 
 r> be able to help me with. Question - Anyone use liquid scint counting 
 r> for alpha, primarily for source swipe-leak checks.  Problem -  We 
 r> were going to try, so we made up some Am-241 standards, 50 and 100 
 
why do you want to use LSC for LONG LIVED ALPHA.... seems like you're 
creating a very undesirable waste: transuranic organic liquids.... why 
not count your leak test smears w/ a proportional counter? 
 
curious,
john brandon
safety officer / uiuc health physics
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