THE BARRIER ATTENUATION INTRODUCED BY A VERTICAL WALL

Abstract

A series of tests designed to evaluate the attenuation introduced by a vertical wall adjacent to a horizontal field of contamination is described. The variation of the resultant attenuation with height is found to agree well with theory. Actual attenuation values measured are higher than those theoretically predicted by an amount equivalent to approximately eight percent of the wall thickness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0617524

Entities

People

  • A. W. Starbird
  • C. Mcdonnell
  • J. F. Batter
  • J. V. Velletri

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Attenuation
  • Civil Defense
  • Contamination
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Dosimeters
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Data
  • Far Field
  • Gamma Rays
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Shielding
  • Test Facilities
  • Thickness

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