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Gamma-0.2000 — Water

Shielding Material
Water
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.2000
Hvl CM (cm)
5.058
Tvl CM (cm)
16.802
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
4.87
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
1.5
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
1.93
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
3.15
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
1
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.2
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.137
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.137
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
7.299
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991

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

water — radiation energy key gamma#0.2000 · energy MeV 0.2 MeV · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.137 1/cm · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.137 cm2/g · TVL cm 16.802 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database