liquid scintillation

English

Noun

liquid scintillation (uncountable)

  1. (physics) The scintillation of a solvent molecule when a radioactive solute molecule undergoes beta decay and emits an electron

Derived terms
  • liquid scintillation counting
  • liquid scintillation detector

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