Comparison of Photon Interaction Cross Data Sets. VI. McGuire and Kaman Photoeffect Data.
Abstract
Photoeffect cross sections calculated by McGuire, covering the energy range 0.0062 to 62.0 keV for elements with z = 2 to 54, are compared with values interpolated from results calculated by Veigele et al (Kaman) which cover the energy range 0.1 to between 1.0 and 8.0 keV. This comparison is presented in the form of percent differences between these two data sets, with the Kaman values taken as the reference set. The cross sections are listed and the differences are tabulated over the energy range 0.103 to 62.0 keV, thus at the higher energies the comparison is with Kaman values which were fitted to experimental data. Discrepancies ranged from less than 3% up to as much as a factor of ten in the iodine MIV - MV edge region at 0.620 keV. From this comparison, and from graphical comparison of both sets with experimental data for carbon, aluminum and tin, the authors estimate that for Z = 2 to 54 the envelop of uncertainty of the Kaman calculated values in the region 0.1 to 1.0 keV is of the order of plus or minus 20% except in the presence of resonance absorption features where the uncertainty can be an order of magnitude. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0761197
Entities
People
- G. L. Simmons
- J. H. Hubbell
Organizations
- National Institute of Standards and Technology