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Gamma-5.0000 — Concrete Ordinary

Shielding Material
Concrete Ordinary
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#5.0000
Hvl CM (cm)
10.35
Tvl CM (cm)
34.39
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
83.8
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
5.51
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
11.32
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
36.3
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
2.3
Energy MeV (MeV)
5
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.06688
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.02908
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
14.95
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#5.0000 · energy MeV 5 MeV · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.02908 cm2/g · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.06688 1/cm · TVL cm 34.39 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database