
LS 6000 Scintillation System User’s Manual
PN 247971-F
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Setting Up User Programs
Editing A User Program
Blanks are samples that are counted at the beginning of your unknown samples, and the value
of the blanks are subtracted from each of the subsequent samples. Blanks are counted along
with the samples, and have the same counting time and counting precision as the samples.
The counting precision obtained when the blank is counted is used to correct the precision of
the unknown samples.
To change the settings, highlight “Background /Blank Subtraction” and press SELECT. The
Main Editing Window displays prompts to count the blanks and to enter values for
Back-ground. Blanks and/or backgrounds may be used.
To change the setting for blanks, highlight “Count Blanks” and choose Yes or No. To change
the background values, highlight the background for each isotope and enter the cpm and
counting precision from a previously counted background sample. The counting precision
must be entered as a 2 sigma value. Press PREVIOUS MENU to return to the Review/Edit
Menu shown in Figure 4.4.
NOTE Blank vial(s), if selected, must be loaded in the first position of the first rack, followed by an empty
space. Refer to Section 5 for loading sequences using blanks.
Quench
Quench reduces the light output from the sample and hence affects the accuracy of the cpm.
Quench may result from color in the sample or from chemicals that affect energy transfer in
the cocktail. The instrument provides a Quench Monitor, which determines the extent of
quench in the sample and prints out a number which is proportional to the amount of
quench. Two methods of monitoring quench are available; IC# and H# Plus (if installed).
When H# Plus is installed, Automatic Quench Compensation (AQC), a method of
automatically adjusting the window settings as a function of quench, is available. This
adjustment in window settings, based on the value of H#, is performed to keep the spill of the
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