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IRAS Active Analytics have made a significant investment in the state-of-the-art gas proportional counters \u2013 Mirion LB4200 units \u2013 to give us sufficient throughput and reliability for this high demand semi-quantitative test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a background count rate approximately 30% lower, and a P10 gas usage of around half of typical gas proportional systems, we can provide faster throughput \/ better limits of detection, whilst the advanced gas control system employed by the LB4200 helps us maintain a competitive cost advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proficient in both thick source and thin source methods, IRAS Active Analytics offer either Am-241 or Pu-239 for gross alpha calibration and K-40 or Cs-137 for gross beta.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst these techniques, equipment and capacity support the majority of service requirements, should a customer require other reference radionuclides or an alternative technique (e.g. LSC), we would be pleased to assist with project specific requirements. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IRAS Active Analytics have made a significant investment in the state-of-the-art gas proportional counters \u2013 Mirion LB4200 units \u2013 to give us sufficient throughput and reliability for this high demand semi-quantitative test.  With a background count rate approximately 30% lower, and a P10 gas usage of around half of typical gas proportional systems, we can provide faster throughput \/ better limits of detection, whilst the advanced gas control system employed by the LB4200 helps us maintain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-111","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"yoast_head":"\nGross alpha and gross beta<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IRAS Active Analytics have state-of-the-art gas proportional counters for\u00a0sufficient\u00a0throughput\u00a0and 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