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Gamma-1.2500 — Concrete Ordinary

Shielding Material
Concrete Ordinary
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#1.2500
Hvl CM (cm)
5.188
Tvl CM (cm)
17.238
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
29.8
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
3.04
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
5.43
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
14.3
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
2.3
Energy MeV (MeV)
1.25
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.1336
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.05807
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
7.487
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991; OSHA Verification

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

concrete_ordinary — radiation energy key gamma#1.2500 · energy MeV 1.25 MeV · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.05807 cm2/g · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.1336 1/cm · TVL cm 17.238 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database