Validation of MCNP-X geometry to measurement linear attenuation coefficient

Authors

  • Philippe Netto Belache Peixoto PUC-RJ
  • César Marques Salgado Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear

Keywords:

linear attenuation coefficient, gamma ray attenuation, MCNP-X code

Abstract

This paper presents a methodology for the determination of the linear attenuation coefficient. In order to validate the alignment and collimation of the geometry of the measurement for the calculation of the linear attenuation coefficient, a study was carried out with a reference material, a tantalum sheet with purity of 99.9% and thickness of 0.010 mm, supplied and measured by GoodFellow. The linear attenuation coefficient found experimentally was compared with the value of the literature.

Author Biography

César Marques Salgado, Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear

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References

HUBBELL, J. H.; SELTZER, S. M. Tables of X-ray mass attenuation coefficients and mass energy-absorption coefficients. Version 1.03. Gaithersburg: National Institute of Standards and Technology. 1997. Disponível em: <http://physics.nist.gov/xaamdi> Acesso em: 9 mar. 2018.

PEIXOTO, P. N. B. Determinação de frações de volume em fluxos bifásicos óleo-gás e água-gás utilizando redes neurais artificiais e densitometria gama. 2016, 91 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciência e Tecnologias Nucleares)-, Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear da Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Rio de Janeiro, 2016.

Capa Progress Report 2015-2017

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Published

2021-07-08

How to Cite

Peixoto, P. N. B., & Salgado, C. M. (2021). Validation of MCNP-X geometry to measurement linear attenuation coefficient. Instituto De Engenharia Nuclear: Progress Report, (3), 24. Retrieved from https://revistas.ien.gov.br/index.php/ienprogressreport/article/view/327

Issue

No. 3 (2018): IEN - Progress Report 2015-2017 n.3

Section

Application of Nuclear Techniques in Health and Environment

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