{"title":"Semi-empirical formula for photon energy absorption buildup factors of elements and compounds","authors":"H. Manjunatha, L. Seenappa, K. Sridhar","doi":"10.1504/IJNEST.2019.10020877","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"We have formulated a simple semi-empirical formulae for photon energy absorption buildup factors in the energy region 0.015-15 MeV, atomic number range 1≤Z≤92 and for mean free path up to 40 mfp. The results produced by the present formulae agree well with the data available in the literature. This semi-empirical formula may be extended to any compounds/mixtures/biological samples. This semi-empirical formula finds importance in the calculations of buildup factors of any materials which are required for radiation shielding, nuclear engineering, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine.","PeriodicalId":35144,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNEST.2019.10020877","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Energy","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We have formulated a simple semi-empirical formulae for photon energy absorption buildup factors in the energy region 0.015-15 MeV, atomic number range 1≤Z≤92 and for mean free path up to 40 mfp. The results produced by the present formulae agree well with the data available in the literature. This semi-empirical formula may be extended to any compounds/mixtures/biological samples. This semi-empirical formula finds importance in the calculations of buildup factors of any materials which are required for radiation shielding, nuclear engineering, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine.
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Today, nuclear reactors generate nearly one quarter of the electricity in nations representing two thirds of humanity, and other nuclear applications are integral to many aspects of the world economy. Nuclear fission remains an important option for meeting energy requirements and maintaining a balanced worldwide energy policy; with major countries expanding nuclear energy"s role and new countries poised to introduce it, the key issue is not whether the use of nuclear technology will grow worldwide, even if public opinion concerning safety, the economics of nuclear power, and waste disposal issues adversely affect the general acceptance of nuclear power, but whether it will grow fast enough to make a decisive contribution to the global imperative of sustainable development.