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Title: THE ABSORPTION OF HIGH-ENERGY RADIATION, A MONTE CARLO STUDY: I. RECTANGULAR GEOMETRY

Journal Article · · Canadian Journal of Physics (Canada)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1139/p63-065· OSTI ID:4715736

As part of an investigation of the scattering of highenergy radiation by nuclei, a Monte Carlo study was made of the attenuation of radiation by a rectangular barrier composed of a moderately dense random array of rigid semiopaque spheres. The attenuation is found to be much more rapid than that predicted by the rare-gas formula usually assumed and is well described by an alternative formula that is derived on probabilistic grounds. A corollary is that an effective cross section which is substantially larger than the free cross section must be assumed inside such a medium. (auth)

Research Organization:
Univ. of Toronto
NSA Number:
NSA-17-020860
OSTI ID:
4715736
Journal Information:
Canadian Journal of Physics (Canada), Vol. Vol: 41; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English