Published June 1985
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Journal article
Point isotropic buildup factors of gamma rays, including bremsstrahlung and annihilation radiation for water, concrete, iron, and lead
Creators
- 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
Additional details
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
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 17038325
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANNIHILATION; BREMSSTRAHLUNG; BUILDUP; COMPTON EFFECT; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CONCRETES; DISCRETE ORDINATE METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS; GAMMA RADIATION; IRON; LEAD; MATERIALS TESTING; PHOTON EMISSION; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; POINT SOURCES; WATER
- Descriptors DEC
- BASIC INTERACTIONS; BUILDING MATERIALS; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; EMISSION; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INTERACTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATERIALS; METALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIATIONS; SCATTERING; SIMULATION; TESTING; TRANSITION ELEMENTS