Table 3 HVL values of CdO/HDPE composites and pure lead at different γ-ray energies.

From: Gamma Attenuation Coefficients of Nano Cadmium Oxide/High density Polyethylene Composites

Energy (keV)

HVL (cm)

Pure HDPE

10 wt% micro CdO

10 wt% nano CdO

20 wt% micro CdO

20 wt% nano CdO

30 wt% micro CdO

30 wt% nano CdO

40 wt% micro CdO

40 wt% nano CdO

Pure lead

59.53

3.88666

0.96419

0.78244

0.50961

0.4069

0.32176

0.25472

0.21749

0.17199

0.01321

80.99

4.13227

1.74539

1.4219

1.02213

0.82012

0.67805

0.53876

0.4759

0.37809

0.02989

121.78

4.55748

3.00897

2.4668

2.14139

1.73062

1.57109

1.25772

1.17662

0.94151

0.01892

244.69

5.62939

4.92397

4.08094

4.28106

3.48

3.66202

2.95082

3.12144

2.51158

0.10492

344.28

6.35857

5.75943

4.78561

5.19328

4.23788

4.60685

3.7214

4.05753

3.27698

0.21591

356.01

6.43173

5.85676

4.86932

5.29686

4.33434

4.66389

3.77346

4.1276

3.33757

0.23014

661.66

8.34815

7.72567

6.47922

7.11358

5.85132

6.41565

5.22657

5.80525

4.71721

0.59057

778.9

8.9635

8.3321

7.01495

7.6321

6.31684

6.967

5.70961

6.30707

5.16811

0.70721

964.13

9.94187

9.20025

7.84103

8.54787

7.13335

7.73947

6.37905

7.02135

5.78829

0.86997

1173.23

10.8934

10.06604

8.62875

9.42673

7.90272

8.49862

7.04704

7.75419

6.41922

1.02626

1332.5

11.63584

10.81353

9.36306

10.00357

8.46334

9.1674

7.65739

8.30912

6.91833

1.12278

1408.01

11.98594

11.16719

9.67947

10.25821

8.71116

9.34412

7.8251

8.49549

7.0961

1.16073