Study the Attenuation Coefficient of Granite to Use It as Shields against Gamma Ray

Najam, Laith A.; Hashim, Abdalsattar K.; Ahmed, Hussein A.; Hassan, Israa M.

dc.contributor.author	Najam, Laith A.
dc.contributor.author	Hashim, Abdalsattar K.
dc.contributor.author	Ahmed, Hussein A.
dc.contributor.author	Hassan, Israa M.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-09-13T09:34:07Z
dc.date.available	2016-09-13T09:34:07Z
dc.date.issued	2016-04
dc.identifier.citation	Detection, 2016, 4, 33-39	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/detection.2016.42005
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/916
dc.description.abstract	The present work investigates the linear and mass attenuation coefficients for gamma rays practically and theoretically by using spectroscopy gamma ray (UCS-20) and program (XCOM)) for various types of common use granite, and compares them with the lead because of its high blocking ability for this type of radiation. This paper concluded through linear and mass attenuation coefficients measurements that these coefficients decrease with increasing incident photons energy. Measurements also showed that the linear attenuation coefficients appropriate linearly with density while mass attenuation coefficients do not get affected.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Scientific Research Publishing	en_US
dc.subject	Gamma Rays	en_US
dc.subject	Attenuation Coefficient (Linear and Mass)	en_US
dc.subject	Building Materials	en_US
dc.subject	Sodium Iodide Detector	en_US
dc.title	Study the Attenuation Coefficient of Granite to Use It as Shields against Gamma Ray	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US