Study of photon attenuation coefficients of some multielement materials. [123-1250 keV]

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Nuclear Science and Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:5073247

Bhandal, G S ^[1]; Singh, K ^[2]

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1. N.J.S.A. Government Coll., Punjab (India)
2. Guru Nanak Dev Univ., Amritsar (India). Dept. of Physics

Total photon mass attenuation of six multielement shielding materials (concrete, plaster of paris, quick lime, black cement, white cement, and silica) is measured in the 123- to 1,250-keV energy range. The experimental results are analyzed in terms of cross sections, effective atomic numbers, and electron densities. Considerable sensitivity of the total mass attenuation coefficients and effective atomic numbers to variations in oxygen content are found in these multielement materials.

• OSTI ID: 5073247
• Journal Information: Nuclear Science and Engineering; (United States), Vol. 116:3; ISSN 0029-5639
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
CEMENTS
PHOTON TRANSPORT
CONCRETES
GAMMA RADIATION
ATTENUATION
SHIELDING MATERIALS
SILICON OXIDES
BUILDING MATERIALS
CHALCOGENIDES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MATERIALS
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION TRANSPORT
RADIATIONS
SILICON COMPOUNDS
663620* - Physics of Radiations Other Than Neutrons- (1992-)