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Gamma-0.1000 — Tungsten

Shielding Material
Tungsten
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.1000
Hvl CM (cm)
0.00809
Tvl CM (cm)
0.02688
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
1.7
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
1.1
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
1.18
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
1.42
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
19.3
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.1
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
85.65
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
4.438
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
0.01168
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom 2020 (physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/XrayMassCoef/ElemTab/z74.html); Shultis & Faw 2000

Source: NIST XCOM 2020 (physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/XrayMassCoef/ElemTab/z74.html); Shultis & Faw 2000

tungsten — radiation energy key gamma#0.1000 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 4.438 cm2/g · mean free path cm 0.01168 cm · TVL cm 0.02688 cm · HVL cm 0.00809 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database