Table 4.

Comparison between the simulated MCNP-5 and XCOM theoretical calculated µ_m values for the fabricated glasses.

Energy (MeV)	Mass attenuation coefficient (µm, cm2/g)
	S1			S2			S3			S4
	MCNP-5	XCOM	Diff (%)	MCNP-5	XCOM	Diff (%)	MCNP-5	XCOM	Diff (%)	MCNP-5	XCOM	Diff (%)
0.033	11.488	11.500	− 0.105	11.516	11.530	− 0.119	11.542	11.560	− 0.153	11.567	11.590	− 0.202
0.059	3.023	3.041	− 0.588	3.433	3.451	− 0.517	3.815	3.832	− 0.447	4.171	4.187	− 0.378
0.081	1.384	1.390	− 0.460	1.538	1.562	− 1.563	1.700	1.721	− 1.265	1.849	1.870	− 1.123
0.122	1.694	1.694	0.023	1.709	1.707	0.115	1.688	1.719	− 1.867	1.708	1.730	− 1.261
0.244	0.363	0.360	0.666	0.390	0.361	7.651	0.361	0.361	0.151	0.357	0.361	− 1.097
0.356	0.188	0.188	− 0.167	0.188	0.188	0.146	0.188	0.187	0.080	0.187	0.187	0.042
0.511	0.118	0.118	− 0.490	0.117	0.118	− 0.454	0.117	0.118	− 0.471	0.117	0.117	− 0.465
0.662	0.091	0.092	− 0.437	0.091	0.091	− 0.442	0.090	0.091	− 0.444	0.090	0.090	− 0.449
0.867	0.073	0.073	− 0.430	0.073	0.073	− 0.434	0.072	0.073	− 0.440	0.072	0.072	− 0.444
1.112	0.060	0.061	− 2.226	0.060	0.061	− 2.265	0.059	0.061	− 2.323	0.059	0.060	− 2.361
1.173	0.058	0.059	− 2.070	0.058	0.059	− 2.122	0.057	0.059	− 2.179	0.057	0.058	− 2.213
1.275	0.055	0.056	− 1.818	0.055	0.056	− 1.865	0.055	0.056	− 1.921	0.054	0.055	− 1.955
1.332	0.054	0.055	− 1.763	0.053	0.054	− 1.806	0.053	0.054	− 1.841	0.053	0.054	− 1.894
1.408	0.052	0.053	− 1.663	0.052	0.053	− 1.715	0.052	0.052	− 1.741	0.051	0.052	− 1.788
2.506	0.041	0.041	− 0.881	0.040	0.041	− 0.887	0.040	0.041	− 0.899	0.040	0.041	− 0.923