Explore the Engineering Database more efficiently by signing up for free. Sign up free

Gamma-1.0000 — Water

Shielding Material
Water
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#1.0000
Hvl CM (cm)
9.796
Tvl CM (cm)
32.543
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
21.4
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
2.63
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
4.44
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
10.75
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
1
Energy MeV (MeV)
1
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.07072
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.07072
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
14.14
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom 2020; pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9396962

Source: NIST XCOM 2020; pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9396962

water — radiation energy key gamma#1.0000 · energy MeV 1 MeV · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.07072 1/cm · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.07072 cm2/g · TVL cm 32.543 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database