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Gamma-1.0000 — Steel
- Shielding Material
- Steel
- Radiation Energy Key
- GAMMA#1.0000
- Hvl CM (cm)
- 1.468
- Tvl CM (cm)
- 4.877
- Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
- 29.9
- Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
- 2.96
- Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
- 5.37
- Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
- 14.6
- Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
- 7.87
- Energy MeV (MeV)
- 1
- Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
- 0.4719
- Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
- 0.05995
- Mean Free Path CM (cm)
- 2.119
- Radiation Type
- Gamma
- Standard
- Nist Xcom 2020; OSHA verification; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991
Source: NIST XCOM 2020; OSHA verification; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991