Photon Buildup Factors in Laminated Dual-Layer Shields
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. David N McNelis, Committee Member | en_US |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. John Franke, Committee Member | en_US |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. Man-Sung Yim, Committee Chair | en_US |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. Donald J. Dudziak, Committee Member | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Davis, Adam | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-02T18:07:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-04-02T18:07:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-12-07 | en_US |
| dc.degree.discipline | Nuclear Engineering | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | thesis | en_US |
| dc.degree.name | MS | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In radiation protection, photon buildup factors provide a convenient method for calculating dose and exposure response after various shielding configurations, as well as information about the behavior of radiation in these configurations. Though many situations call for multi-layer shields, few data bases and derived analytical formulas for photon buildup in multi-layer shields exist. This research develops buildup factors and an analytical fit to these for dual-layer shields of various materials.The photon buildup factors were calculated for two-layer shields of various combinations of lead, polyethylene, aluminum and stainless steel for thicknesses of 2-20 mean free paths using the discrete-ordinates code PARTISN. The Gauss-Lobatto S100 quadrature was used with a 244-energy-group structure and coupled photon and electron cross sections. These were then benchmarked for representative cases using MCNP5 and fit to a new analytical formula using Mathematica 6.0. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | etd-11072007-213713 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/1790 | |
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| dc.subject | Dual Layer Buildup Factors | en_US |
| dc.subject | Photon Buildup | en_US |
| dc.subject | Radiation Shielding | en_US |
| dc.subject | Radiation Protection | en_US |
| dc.title | Photon Buildup Factors in Laminated Dual-Layer Shields | en_US |
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