Attenuation measurements in solutions of some carbohydrates
The linear attenuation coefficients in aqueous solutions of three carbohydrates, glucose (C{sub 6}H{sub 12} O{sub 6}), maltose monohydrate (C{sub 12}H{sub 22}O{sub 11}{center{underscore}dot}H{sub 2}O), and sucrose (C{sub 12}H{sub 22}O{sub 11}), were determined at 81, 356, 511, 662, 1,173, and 1,332 keV by the gamma-ray transmission method in a good geometry setup. From the precisely measured densities of these solutions, mass attenuation coefficients were then obtained that varied systematically with the corresponding changes in the concentrations (g/cm{sup 3}) of these solutions. The experimental results were used in terms of effective atomic numbers and electron densities. A comparison between experimental and theoretical values of attenuation coefficients has proven that the study has a potential application for the determination of attenuation coefficients of solid solutes from their solutions without obtaining them in pure crystalline form.
- Research Organization:
- Guru Nanak Dev Univ., Amritsar (IN)
- OSTI ID:
- 20014329
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 134, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Feb 2000; ISSN 0029-5639
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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