Deuterium Micromapping of Biological Samples by Using the D(T,n)4He Reaction and Plastic Track Detectors
F. H. Geisler 1,
K. W. Jones 1,
J. S. Fowler 1,
H. W. Kraner 1,
A. P. Wolf 1,
E. P. Cronkite 1, and
D. N. Slatkin 1
1 Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
A technique has been developed to micromap deuterium by using the D(T,n)4He reaction and plastic track detectors. Labeling of cells with subpicogram quantities of deuterium was demonstrated. The technique was used to localize human lymphocytes transformed in vitro.