Transmitted Photon Spectra of Gamma Rays Through a Soil Medium

Makhan Singh; G. S. Brar; Gurmel S. Mudahar

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE93-A24034

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 114 / Number 3

Transmitted Photon Spectra of Gamma Rays Through a Soil Medium

Makhan Singh, G. S. Brar, Gurmel S. Mudahar

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 114 / Number 3 / July 1993 / Pages 214-218

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE93-A24034

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The transmitted photon spectra of¹³³Ba, ¹³⁷Cs, and ⁶⁰Co sources are measured through different thicknesses of a soil medium. A multiple-scatter peak is observed at an energy of 100 keV independent of incident photon energy and thickness of the medium. The intensity of the peak decreases exponentially with the increase in thickness of the medium. A linear relationship between the effective atomic number of the medium and the multiple-scatter peak energy is observed.