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Gamma-2.0000 — Tungsten

Shielding Material
Tungsten
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#2.0000
Hvl CM (cm)
0.81
Tvl CM (cm)
2.6913
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
16.2
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
2.3
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
3.65
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
8.7
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
19.3
Energy MeV (MeV)
2
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.8556
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.04433
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
1.1688
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#2.0000 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.04433 cm2/g · mean free path cm 1.1688 cm · TVL cm 2.6913 cm · HVL cm 0.81 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database