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C14 calibration cell for Beckman 171 Radioisotope Detector

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:12 pm
by tony_herlt
A colleague has obtained a second-hand Beckman 171 Radioisotope Detector and needs to calibrate it for Carbon 14 but does not have the calibration cell.

Would any forum members know where we could obtain or borrow one?

Thanks in advance, Tony Herlt.

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:54 am
by HW Mueller
Interesting, why a calibration cell? I have used a Berthold detector for some 20 years without a calibration cell. Calibration of the whole method was done as with any other detector: Run standards.

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:14 am
by tony_herlt
Thank you for your reply. I will pass it on to my colleagues and suggest they use some standards