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Gamma-0.6620 — Concrete Ordinary

Shielding Material
Concrete Ordinary
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.6620
Hvl CM (cm)
3.719
Tvl CM (cm)
12.355
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
15.6
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
2.27
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
3.62
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
8.05
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
2.3
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.662
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.1863
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.08102
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
5.368
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom Interpolated at Cs-137 energy; HVL~4.8cm Verified vs OSHA Table

Source: NIST XCOM interpolated at Cs-137 energy; HVL~4.8cm verified vs OSHA table

concrete_ordinary — radiation energy key gamma#0.6620 · energy MeV 0.662 MeV · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.08102 cm2/g · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.1863 1/cm · TVL cm 12.355 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database