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Effect of secondary solvent on the sample load capacity of a newly designed scintillation cocktail

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The paper describes the influence of secondary organic solvents on the performance of a newly designed scintillation cocktail. The work mainly focuses on the sample load capacity of the scintillation cocktail in connection with the solvent component to be able to accept the largest possible volume of different types of samples, especially aqueous ones. Previous research was focused on the ideal composition of the detergent component, which has a major impact on sample load capacity and new primary phosphors for use in liquid scintillation. However, the solvent component also has a significant impact on sample load capacity. Individual properties characterizing the performance of the scintillation cocktail were tested namely detection efficiency, alpha/beta discrimination ability, spillover effect, FOM, and sample load capacity. The resulting scintillation cocktail was compared to selected commercially available scintillation cocktails.

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Rajchl, E., Janda, J. Effect of secondary solvent on the sample load capacity of a newly designed scintillation cocktail. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 1445–1451 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08563-z

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