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Gamma-0.6620 — Water

Shielding Material
Water
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.6620
Hvl CM (cm)
7.966
Tvl CM (cm)
26.462
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
15.5
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
2.24
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
3.56
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
7.96
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
1
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.662
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.087
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.087
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
11.494
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom interpolated; HVL~19.9cm Verified vs PMC9396962 Cs-137 Value (19.9CM)

Source: NIST XCOM interpolated; HVL~19.9cm verified vs PMC9396962 Cs-137 value (19.9cm)

water — radiation energy key gamma#0.6620 · energy MeV 0.662 MeV · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.087 1/cm · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.087 cm2/g · TVL cm 26.462 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database