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Gamma-0.5000 — Concrete Ordinary

Shielding Material
Concrete Ordinary
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.5000
Hvl CM (cm)
3.378
Tvl CM (cm)
11.225
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
12.26
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
2.05
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
3.12
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
6.54
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
2.3
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.5
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.2051
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.08915
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
4.876
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991

Source: NIST XCOM 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991

concrete_ordinary — radiation energy key gamma#0.5000 · energy MeV 0.5 MeV · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.08915 cm2/g · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.2051 1/cm · TVL cm 11.225 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database