Published June 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Point isotropic buildup factors of gamma rays, including bremsstrahlung and annihilation radiation for water, concrete, iron, and lead

  • 1. Ship Research Institute, Tokai Branch, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-ken

Description

Gamma-ray exposure buildup factors are calculated using a discrete ordinates direct integration code, PALLAS-PL,SP-Br, for water, concrete, iron, and lead for point isotropic sources. These data include the effects of secondary photon sources arising from Compton scattering, bremsstrahlung, and annihilation. Comparisons of these results without bremsstrahlung to values obtained earlier by moments calculations show reasonable agreement, except in some instances of deep penetration. The calculated buildup factors are tabulated for incident energies of 0.1 to 15 MeV (except for lead, where the lower energy is 0.4 MeV) and for penetration depths as great as 40 mfp

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Sci. Eng.
Journal Volume
90
Journal Issue
2
Series
Nucl. Sci. Eng.
Journal Page Range
158-164
ISSN
0029-5639
CODEN
NSENA