Abstract:
A mechanism for positioning a standard gamma emitter for use as an external standard in a liquid scintillation spectrometer as adapted to move the emitter between a shielded position in a metal body and an operative position close to a sample to be standardized. The mechanism comprises a rotatable disk, an arm carrying the emitter and connected to a motor by a driving mechanism which successively moves the emitter radially inward with respect to the disk, along a part circular path along with the disk and radially outward upon energization of the motor.