[NewCandle] that which reacteth not and is clear

[Horace Heffner]

On Feb 25, 2008, at 12:13 PM, Nick Reiter wrote:

> Hey folks,
>
> I need some materials selection advice.  The topic is
> a casimatter experiment, liquid phase.
>
> Are there any (hopefully low viscosity) liquid
> compounds that:
>
> 1.  Would be able to non-reactively suspend / enclose
> micron to submicron spherules of aluminum...
>
> AND
>
> 2.  Have as low an absorption or high a transparency
> as possible, out past 250nm heading blue-ward.
>

Since scintillation counting occurs in the UV range, solvents used  
for that purpose are probably ideal.  Benzene, and/or toluene are  
commonly used as solvents for liquid scintillation counting, as well  
as fluorobenzene or xylene,  separately or in mixtures.


Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/