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Gamma-0.5000 — Water

Shielding Material
Water
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.5000
Hvl CM (cm)
7.152
Tvl CM (cm)
23.762
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
11.8
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
2
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
3.02
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
6.3
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
1
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.5
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.09687
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.09687
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
10.323
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#0.5000 · energy MeV 0.5 MeV · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.09687 1/cm · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.09687 cm2/g · TVL cm 23.762 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database