Photon interaction and energy absorption in glass: A transparent gamma ray shield

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 393, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 465-472

  Manohara, S R ^a   Hanagodimath, S M ^a   Gerward, L ^b  

^a GULBARGA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC NUMBERS; EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER; ELECTRON DENSITIES; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; ENERGY REGIONS; HEAVY-METAL OXIDE; LOW ENERGIES; PHOTOELECTRIC ABSORPTION; PHOTON ENERGY; PHOTON INTERACTIONS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SHIELDING MATERIALS; VISIBLE LIGHT; WIDE ENERGY RANGE;

ABSORPTION; ATOMS; COMPTON SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GLASS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTONS; SHIELDING; STARS; X RAY CAMERAS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 69549133396     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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