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Gamma-1.2500 — Water

Shielding Material
Water
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#1.2500
Hvl CM (cm)
10.96
Tvl CM (cm)
36.42
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
27.1
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
3
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
5.25
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
13.3
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
1
Energy MeV (MeV)
1.25
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.06323
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.06323
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
15.82
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#1.2500 · energy MeV 1.25 MeV · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.06323 1/cm · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.06323 cm2/g · TVL cm 36.42 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database