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Gamma-0.5000 — Tungsten

Shielding Material
Tungsten
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.5000
Hvl CM (cm)
0.2605
Tvl CM (cm)
0.8656
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
5.9
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
1.5
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
2
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
3.72
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
19.3
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.5
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
2.66
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.1378
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
0.3759
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991

Source: NIST XCOM 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991

tungsten — radiation energy key gamma#0.5000 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.1378 cm2/g · mean free path cm 0.3759 cm · TVL cm 0.8656 cm · HVL cm 0.2605 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database