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ATTENUATION OF GAMMA RADIATION THROUGH TWO-LEGGED RECTANGULAR DUCTS AND SHELTER ENTRANCEWAYS--AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4796631
An analytical approach is developed to permit determination of gamma radiation attenuation as it passes through two-legged rectangular ducts and shelter entranceways. The approach used employs the albedo concept for wall scattering and includes correction terms necessary to account for the corner lip effect.'' With appropriate simplifying assumptions, moderately simple engineering formulas are obtained. Actual use of the formulas requires better knowledge of differential angular albedo than is presently available; however, by assuming isotropic distribution of the albedo function, a very good comparison of results calculated by this technique with experimental information is obtained. (auth)
Research Organization:
Naval Civil Engineering Lab., Port Hueneme, Calif.
NSA Number:
NSA-16-013388
OSTI ID:
4796631
Report Number(s):
AD-264022; TN-383
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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