For beta counting, are there reasons to prefer liquid or solid scintillator counting?
Liquid scintillator counting gives better counting efficiency, i.e., a greater percentage of decay events is detected. Backgrounds also tend to be lower, and radioactive contamination is almost never in evidence. On the other hand, liquid scintillator costs money and disposal is sometimes a problem.
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