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Gamma-5.0000 — Water

Shielding Material
Water
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#5.0000
Hvl CM (cm)
22.87
Tvl CM (cm)
75.98
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
82.7
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
5.44
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
11.14
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
35.8
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
1
Energy MeV (MeV)
5
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.03031
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.03031
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
33
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#5.0000 · energy MeV 5 MeV · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.03031 1/cm · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.03031 cm2/g · TVL cm 75.98 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database