Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: Fluor-containing nanoparticle suspensions prepared from styrene-in-water microemulsions were used to quantify 14 C in various sample matrices by aqueous liquid scintillation counting. These suspensions exhibited greater quench resistance than a conventional organic cocktail and were very efficient at detecting higher energy β − emitters and α emitters. A polymerizable scintillant was prepared to prevent leaching of fluors. The relationship between particle size, kinetic energy of β − particles and counting efficiency was simulated by a theoretical model.
Source: Nanotechnology
Authors: Donghua Zhu, Michael Jay
Institution: University of Kentucky
Language: English
Subfield: Radiation
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: Los Alamos National Laboratory
OpenAlex ID: W1963648898