Editing Liquid scintillation counting (section)

{{Short description|Measurement of radioactivity of a sample material}}
'''Liquid scintillation counting''' is the measurement of radioactive activity of a sample material which uses the technique of mixing the active material with a liquid scintillator (e.g. [[zinc sulfide]]), and counting the resultant [[photon emissions]]. The purpose is to allow more efficient counting due to the intimate contact of the activity with the [[scintillator]]. It is generally used for [[alpha particle]] or [[beta particle]] detection.