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Investigation of mass attenuation coefficients of water, concrete and bakelite at different energies using the FLUKA Monte Carlo code

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The mass attenuation coefficients of water, bakelite and concrete sample defined in the simulation package were obtained using the FLUKA Monte Carlo code at 59.5, 80.9, 140.5, 356.5, 661.6, 1173.2 and 1332.5 keV photon energies. The results for the mass attenuation coefficients obtained by simulation have been compared with experimental and the theoretical ones and good agreement has been observed. The results indicate that this process can be followed to determine the data on the attenuation of gamma-rays with the several energies in other materials. Also, the deposited energy by 661.6 keV photons at several thicknesses of each media was determined as being an important data for radiation shielding studies.

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Uludag University, Gorukle Campus, 16059, Bursa, Turkey

    Nilgun Demir, Urkiye Akar Tarim & Orhan Gurler

  2. Physics Department, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

    Maria-Ana Popovici

  3. Suleyman Demirel University, Fen-Edebiyat Fakultesi Fizik Bol., Isparta, Turkey

    Zehra Nur Demirci & Iskender Akkurt

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Demir, N., Tarim, U.A., Popovici, MA. et al. Investigation of mass attenuation coefficients of water, concrete and bakelite at different energies using the FLUKA Monte Carlo code. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 298, 1303–1307 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-013-2494-y

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