Re: H-3 in desiccant (Drierite)?

["DAVE GILMORE" <DGILMORE@navajo.astate.edu>]

> >The Question is:  How can the desiccant be counted?  Drierite 
> >consists of coarse morsels that change color when moisture is 
> >absorbed.  Is it possible to get a valid reading when these morsels 
> >are suspended in scintillation cocktail and counted?  
> 
> I do not know "Drierite", but you mentioned MgSO4. I would recommend to
> dissolve a very small quantity in a few milliliters of distilled water and
> mix it with a gel forming cocktail. You might have to test for mixing ratios

Drierite is CaSO4 and thus not soluble.  Perhaps grinidng to a 
fine powder and suspending in water might be a solution.


David F. Gilmore
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