Neutron Shielding Materials

Feb 25, 2016 · INTRODUCTION Understanding the fundamentals of the interactions of neutrons with matter is an important step in ... Neutron Moderation – See Neutron Thermalization. Neutron Scattering – An interaction between a neutron and matter which results in a change in velocity of the neutron. Scattering may be elastic or inelastic.

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Production of X-rays and Interactions of X-rays with Matter

INTERACTIONS OF X -RAYS WITH MATTER The intensity of an x-ray beam is reduced by interaction with the matter it encounters. This attenuation results from interactions of individual photons in the beam with atoms in the absorber (patient). The x-ray photons are either absorbed or scattered out of the beam.

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introduction to neutron scattering - NIST

-- Neutrons interact through nuclear interactions. X-rays interact with matter through electromagnetic interactions with the electron cloud of atoms. Electron beams interact through electrostatic interactions. Light interacts with matter through the polarizability and is sensitive to fluctuations in the index of refraction.

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Properties of Electrons, their Interactions with Matter ...

cause different signals such as X-rays, Auger or secondary electrons, plasmons, phonons, UV quanta or cathodoluminescence. Inelastic electron-matter interactions cause signals that are predominantly utilized by the methods of analytical electron microscopy. The generation and use of all elastic and inelastic interactions will be discussed in

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The Compton Effect-- Compton Scattering and Gamma Ray ...

the interactions of high energy, electromagnetic photon radiation with materials in general. Gamma rays are high energy photons emitted from radioactive sources. When they interact with matter, there are three primary ways their energies can be absorbed by materials. These are the photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, and pair production.

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Charged-Particle Interactions in Matter

relatively low energy) and -rays • –Dose may not be deposited locally, the effect is <1-2% Stopping Power •The expectation value of the rate of energy loss per unit of path length x –Charged particle of type Y –Having kinetic energy T –Traveling in a medium of atomic number Z Units: MeV/cm or J/m dx Y T Z dT, ,

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Interactions of Photons with Matter

Interactions of Photons with Matter • Photons are electromagnetic radiation with zero mass, zero charge, and a velocity that is always c, the speed of light. • Because they are electrically neutral, they do not steadily lose energy via coulombic interactions with atomic electrons, as …

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Attenuation of Radiation

Figure 6 shows a cross section of an absorbing material of thickness x with an intensity of radiation I0 incident perpendicularly to the face of the material. As the radiation is absorbed in the material, the intensity will be I1=I(x’) as it enters a thin slice of the material of thickness Δx’ located a distance x’ from the entrance face.