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LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING

Specialty Definition: LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING

Domain	Definition
Nuclear Energy & Physics	A method for measuring the rate of decay of a radioactive isotope, frequently a beta-emitter, in which the material containing the isotope is converted to a liquid, which is then mixed with another liquid called a scintillant. The scintillant contains molecules of a solute(fluors), which fluoresce when excited by a transfer of energy, from, for example, an emitted beta-particle. The resultant emission of light quanta(flashes of light), the number of which is proportional to the total energy of the initiating beta-particle, are registered as a simple pulse by a closely placed photomultiplier tube(or tubes). The number of pulses counted in unit time(the counting rate)is thus related to the disintegration rate(activity)of the sample being measured. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING

Domain	Title
Books	Applications of liquid scintillation counting (reference) Basic liquid scintillation counting (reference) Biological applications of liquid scintillation counting (reference) Organic scintillators and liquid scintillation counting; proceedings (reference) Techniques of sample preparation for liquid scintillation counting (reference) (more book examples)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
liquid scintillation counting	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING

Language		Translations for "LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		væskescintillationstælling, flydende scintillationstaelling. (various references)

Dutch		vloeistofscintillatietelling. (various references)

French		comptage en scintillation liquide, comptage � scintillation liquide. (various references)

German		Nass-Szintillationszaehlung, Nass-Szintillationszaehlen, Flüssigkeits-Szintillationszählung, Flüssigkeitsszintillationszählung. (various references)

Greek		μέτρηση σπινθηρισμού σε υγρό μέσο. (various references)

Italian		conteggio per scintillazione in fase liquida, conteggio mediante scintillazione liquida, Contatore a scintillazione a liquido. (various references)

Pig Latin		iquidlay intillationscay ountingcay

Portuguese		contagem por cintilação líquida, contagem de cintilação em meio líquido. (various references)

Spanish		recuento en centelleo líquido, conteo por escintilación de líquidos. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

INDEX

1. Usage: Commercial
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Bibliography

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