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Angle-energy distribution ofγ radiation scattered in water and iron

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In this paper we investigate the detailed characteristics of multiple scattering of γ rays, in particular the angle-energy distribution, a knowledge of which allows us to calculate the attenuation of γ radiation in complex geometries. Measurements have been made of the angle-energy distribution of γ rays from a Co60 source in water and iron for a semiinfinite geometry and it has been established that these distributions have a maximum close to the energy corresponding to single scattering at the minimum angle. It is shown that the angular distributions are exponential and that the exponential factor is a linear function of the atomic number of the medium. The energy distributions are compared with calculations carried out by Goldstein and Wilkins [1].

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In conclusion the author wishes to thank I. I. Bondarenko and V. I. Kukhtevich and S. G. Tsypin for discussion of the present work; the author is also indebted to A. N. Voloshin and V. I. Popov for help in carrying out the experiments.

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Kazanskii, Y.A. Angle-energy distribution ofγ radiation scattered in water and iron. The Soviet Journal of Atomic Energy 8, 364–370 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01484524

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