Monte Carlo Calculations of Cadmium Cutoff Energies and an Ansatz Formula

S. Fiarman; R. Sher

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE77-A27029

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 63 / Number 2

Monte Carlo Calculations of Cadmium Cutoff Energies and an Ansatz Formula

S. Fiarman, R. Sher

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 63 / Number 2 / June 1977 / Pages 208-212

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE77-A27029

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A Monte Carlo program, CDCUTOF, has been written to evaluate the cadmium cutoff energy of several cadmium-covered foils in pillbox geometries. Comparison with analytical results for simple geometries were also made. In addition, a general ansatz formula for roughly calculating the cadmium cutoff energy is given that agrees with analytical results to within 0.1 eV.