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Gamma-2.0000 — Concrete Ordinary

Shielding Material
Concrete Ordinary
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#2.0000
Hvl CM (cm)
6.611
Tvl CM (cm)
21.97
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
44.6
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
3.76
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
7.14
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
20.7
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
2.3
Energy MeV (MeV)
2
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.1048
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.04557
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
9.542
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#2.0000 · energy MeV 2 MeV · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.04557 cm2/g · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.1048 1/cm · TVL cm 21.97 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database