Re: Swipe Testing

["baumbaug@nosc.mil" <baumbaug@nosc.mil>]

        William,

        I apologize if I came on to strong with my opinions/comments!!!  I
didn't mean to offend you or anyone else with my "personal" comments/opinions. 

        I don't (normally) do detailed "analytical" type
detection/identification at my facility (although I do have a PC based MCA
and my LSC does show spectrums (hey in color even!), nor was it an issue at
universities I have worked at in the past.  My background has been sort of -
is there something there? - what is it and how much....just normal old
wipe/swipe lab grunt work...

        I'm sorry if I "muddied up" the waters...

        Joel

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>Date: Thu, 2 Oct 97 09:20:50 -0500
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>From: William Lorenzen <LORENZEN_W@A1.TCH.HARVARD.EDU>
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>Subject: Re: Swipe Testing
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>I don't see it this way...  There are many different scenarios thus joel's 
>strong statements don't always make sense.  Who has access to an MCA?  Not 
>everybody that's for sure..
>
>Many LSC's have the ability to perform spectral views of the output.  This
is a 
>very good way to start to identify an unknown, if that's the issue.  Is some 
>cases it many not matter what exactly it is.  Gross contamination is gross 
>contamination.  For us in the would of low energy beta's this works just fine, 
>an MCA is money and time wasted (my opinion)
>
>Thanks to all for the great discussion on swipes/wipes
>
>Is it true that only the flammable cocktails can be used for dissolvable
swipes?
>
>Regards
>
>William Lorenzen
>
>lorenzen_w@a1.tch.harvard.edu

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Joel T. Baumbaugh (baumbaug@nosc.mil)
Naval Research and Development (NRaD)
San Diego, CA., U.S.A.

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