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Gamma-5.0000 — Tungsten

Shielding Material
Tungsten
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#5.0000
Hvl CM (cm)
0.875
Tvl CM (cm)
2.9072
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
30.9
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
3.1
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
5.4
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
14.8
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
19.3
Energy MeV (MeV)
5
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.7919
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.04103
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
1.2628
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#5.0000 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.04103 cm2/g · mean free path cm 1.2628 cm · TVL cm 2.9072 cm · HVL cm 0.875 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database