Mass attenuation coefficient of saccharides for X-rays in the energy range from 8 keV to 32 keV

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作者
Kerur, B. R. [1 ]
Manjula, V. T. [1 ]
Lagare, M. T. [1 ]
Kumar, S. Anil [2 ]
机构
[1] Gulbarga Univ, Dept Phys, Gulbarga 585106, Karnataka, India
[2] Bhabha Atom Res Ctr, Radiat Safety Syst Div, Bombay 400085, Maharashtra, India
关键词
Mass attenuation coefficients; Saccharides; Photoelectric; X-rays; Photon cross sections; Bragg's additivity law; CROSS-SECTIONS;
D O I
10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.11.003
中图分类号
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要
Mass attenuation coefficients have been measured for mono and disaccharides at photon energies 8.136, 13.596, 17.781, 22.581 and 32.890 keV. The measured values are compared with the computed values obtained using personal computer software package WinXCOM. The agreement between the two is within -5.3% to 3%. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:63 / 67
页数:5
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