XCOM: Photon cross sections on a personal computer

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6016002· OSTI ID:6016002

Berger, M J; Hubbell, J H

A computer program and data base are presented which can be used to calculate, with a personal computer, photon cross sections for scattering, photoelectric absorption and pair production, as well as total attenuation coefficients, in any element, compound or mixture, at energies from 1 keV to 100 GeV.

• Research Organization: National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC (USA). Center for Radiation Research
• DOE Contract Number: AI05-86ER60390
• OSTI ID: 6016002
• Report Number(s): NBSIR-87-3597; ON: DE87013948
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CROSS SECTIONS
X CODES
PAIR PRODUCTION
SCATTERING
ATTENUATION
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DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
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INTERACTIONS
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