Table 3 Measured values of MACs, RD%, and density of different concentrations of composites.

From: Impact of micro/nano cadmium oxide on shielding properties of cement–ball clay matrix

Sample

Energy

(MeV)

Mass attenuation coefficient

(Cm2 /gm)

RD%

Density (gm/Cm3\()\)

Experimental

X-COM

CS

0.0595

0.3372 ± 0.0023

0.3310

− 1.8880

1.66 ± 0.031

0.0810

0.2134 ± 0.0001

0.2156

1.0041

0.1218

0.1561 ± 0.0001

0.1560

− 0.0466

0.2447

0.1137 ± 0.0042

0.1149

1.0782

0.3560

0.0976 ± 0.0001

0.0994

1.8069

0.6617

0.0776 ± 0.0002

0.0766

− 1.2046

0.7789

0.0716 ± 0.0021

0.0712

− 0.5801

0.9641

0.0635 ± 0.0004

0.0643

1.3696

1.1732

0.0576 ± 0.0001

0.0584

1.3786

1.3325

0.0556 ± 0.0001

0.0547

− 1.5658

1.4080

0.0535 ± 0.0082

0.0532

− 0.5558

CB-m CdO 8.3%

0.0595

0.7484 ± 0.0011

0.7390

− 1.2743

1.75 ± 0.04

0.0810

0.3698 ± 0.0003

0.3853

4.0330

0.1218

0.2106 ± 0.0001

0.2073

− 1.5890

0.2447

0.1176 ± 0.0001

0.1208

2.6754

0.3560

0.0975 ± 0.0033

0.1008

3.2728

0.6617

0.0751 ± 0.0011

0.0764

1.7355

0.7789

0.0709 ± 0.0015

0.0708

− 0.1111

0.9641

0.0614 ± 0.0011

0.0639

4.0226

1.1732

0.0559 ± 0.0071

0.0580

3.5044

1.3325

0.0538 ± 0.0002

0.0543

1.0007

1.4080

0.0524 ± 0.0001

0.0528

0.7943

CB-m CdO 16.7%

0.0595

1.1743 ± 0.0002

1.1520

− 1.9322

1.86 ± 0.003

0.0810

0.5489 ± 0.0022

0.5571

1.4795

0.1218

0.2607 ± 0.0022

0.2593

− 0.5441

0.2447

0.1229 ± 0.0001

0.1267

2.9973

0.3560

0.1004 ± 0.0002

0.1023

1.8372

0.6617

0.0750 ± 0.0004

0.0761

1.5558

0.7789

0.0701 ± 0.0002

0.0705

0.5701

0.9641

0.0603 ± 0.0001

0.0635

5.0095

1.1732

0.0548 ± 0.0001

0.0575

4.8282

1.3325

0.0522 ± 0.0002

0.0539

3.1546

1.4080

0.0516 ± 0.0001

0.0524

1.6775

CB-n CdO 8.3%

0.0595

0.8401 ± 0.0001

 

12.25209

1.836 ± 0.017

0.0810

0.4348 ± 0.0001

13.22836

0.1218

0.2318 ± 0.0006

10.11393

0.2447

0.1344 ± 0.0011

12.83951

0.3560

0.1096 ± 0.0004

9.92900

0.6617

0.0808 ± 0.0005

7.73285

0.7789

0.0748 ± 0.0001

5.56760

0.9641

0.0672 ± 0.0003

4.18796

1.1732

0.0606 ± 0.0032

6.76679

1.3325

0.0560 ± 0.0001

4.24583

1.4080

0.0541 ± 0.0001

3.36333

CB-n CdO 16.7%

0.0595

1.3558 ± 0.0002

 

15.4660

2.092 ± 0.011

0.0810

0.6352 ± 0.0022

15.7480

0.1218

0.2951 ± 0.0001

13.2110

0.2447

0.1418 ± 0.0082

12.7030

0.3560

0.1132 ± 0.0011

12.7390

0.6617

0.0819 ± 0.0004

9.2799

0.7789

0.0751 ± 0.0004

7.3284

0.9641

0.0676 ± 0.0005

8.2239

1.1732

0.0611 ± 0.0033

8.0491

1.3325

0.0558 ± 0.0062

5.3473

1.4080

0.0539 ± 0.0003

4.6289