Backscattering of gamma rays by barriers from various media

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Natl. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7209634

Pozdneyev, D B

Quantitative data about albedo of gamma radiation must be known to solve some problems of radiation shielding, radiometry, nuclear instruments. Spatial-energy, differential and integral characteristics of gamma rays albedo for the case of the barriers of different thicknesses from beryllium, graphite, aluminium, concrete, iron, tin, and lead were determined both experimentally and by means of Monte Carlo method. Energies of gamma rays from the point isotropic source and of monodirectional beam were 145, 279, 511, 662, 1000 and 1250 keV. Spectral-angular distribution of back-scattered gamma rays escaping from various portions of the barrier surface as a function of thickness and material of barrier, distance from the source, geometry of the source and energy of primary gamma radiation was also investigated. Systematized data about differential and integral albedo of gamma rays of various energies for the case of barriers of different thickness from various media are presented in the form convenient for practical uses.

• Research Organization: Gorki State Univ., USSR
• OSTI ID: 7209634
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Natl. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ.; (United States) Journal Volume: 461
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ALBEDO
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALUMINIUM
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
BACKSCATTERING
BERYLLIUM
BUILDING MATERIALS
CARBON
CONCRETES
DISTRIBUTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
GAMMA RADIATION
GRAPHITE
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRON
KEV RANGE
KEV RANGE 100-1000
LEAD
MATERIALS
METALS
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NONMETALS
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
TIN
TRANSITION ELEMENTS