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Gamma-1.0000 — Tungsten

Shielding Material
Tungsten
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#1.0000
Hvl CM (cm)
0.5427
Tvl CM (cm)
1.8033
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
9.7
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
1.8
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
2.67
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
5.63
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
19.3
Energy MeV (MeV)
1
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
1.277
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.06618
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
0.7831
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#1.0000 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.06618 cm2/g · mean free path cm 0.7831 cm · TVL cm 1.8033 cm · HVL cm 0.5427 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database