TRI-CARB® 3180 TR/SL Low Activity Liquid Scintillation Analyzer
Description
The Tri-Carb® 3180TR/SL is a computer-controlled benchtop liquid scintillation analyzer for detecting small amounts of alpha, beta and gamma radioactivity.
The Tri-Carb 3180TR/SL is unmatched in low level performance, when extremely high sensitivity, low background counting is a must for demanding environmental applications. Applications range from radiocarbon dating of archaeological samples; tritium, radon, radium and uranium measurements in drinking water; strontium in food; 14C in food, alcohol and biofuels; to evaluations of tritium and 14C emissions from nuclear power plants; monitoring of radioactivity during decommissioning of nuclear reactors; and tracer measurements in oil exploration.
Standard Features
• Complete system with built-in Pentium® PC, monitor and printer.
• Logical, easy-to-use QuantaSmart instrument software for the Windows XP operating system.
• TR-LSC® electronic background discrimination.
• Live spectral display and plotting.
• Sample nuclide library with preset or user-defined radionuclide settings for 3 separate regions.
• Direct DPM for easy single label DPM without the need to store quench standards.
• 15 user acquisition protocols with the ability to define unlimited assays.
• Chemiluminescence detection (correction optional).
• Single photon counting for bioluminescence assays.
• Easy networking with optional Ethernet adapter.
• Sample numeric value screening against user defined thresholds.
• Custom printed and electronic report output.
• IPA (Instrument Performance Assessment) monitors eight critical parameters historically. Sample and quench standard libraries are spectrum based and easy to use on the Tri-Carb system. Replay post processing allows recall of sample data for validation of results. Eight critical IPA parameters can be defined to monitor instrument lifetime performance.
• Triple label DPM for counting three radionuclides in the same sample.
• High sensitivity count mode for reduced backgrounds and higher sensitivity.
• Worklist software for positive sample ID.
• Sample PrioStat special function interrupt mode for manual preview of sample counting to verify settings before actual acquisition.
• 60 user protocols with unlimited assays.
• BGO sample detector guard surrounds the sample for superior background reduction.
• Temperature control allows for very reproducible counting.
• Transportable, space saving bench top design.
• Measures 3H water samples to less than 2 Bq/L.
• 14C benzene samples can be dated to over 51,000 years.
