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Gamma-0.1000 — Lead

Shielding Material
Lead
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.1000
Hvl CM (cm)
0.01101
Tvl CM (cm)
0.03657
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
11.35
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.1
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
62.98
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
5.549
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
0.01588
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom 2020 (physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/XrayMassCoef/ElemTab/z82.html); Shultis & Faw Radiation Shielding 2000 P.171

Source: NIST XCOM 2020 (physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/XrayMassCoef/ElemTab/z82.html); Shultis & Faw Radiation Shielding 2000 p.171

lead — radiation energy key gamma#0.1000 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 5.549 cm2/g · mean free path cm 0.01588 cm · TVL cm 0.03657 cm · HVL cm 0.01101 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database