| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8170878 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This study presents a numerical method in order to determine the mass attenuation coefficient of a sample with an unknown chemical composition at low energy. It is compared with two experimental methods: a graphic method and a transmission method. The method proposes to realise a numerical absorption calibration curve to process experimental results. Demineralised water with known mass attenuation coefficient (0.2066cm2gâ1 at 59.54 keV) is chosen to confirm the method. 0.1964±0.0350cm2gâ1 is the average value determined by the numerical method, that is to say less than 5% relative deviation compared to more than 47% for the experimental methods.
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Authors
D. Degrelle, C. Mavon, J.-E. Groetz,