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. 2021 Sep 15;11:18362. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96026-y

Table 2.

The reflection coefficient of photons for various Pb thickness layers layered over ordinary concrete as a function of reflected angles calculated using the FLUKA code (wall-reflection coefficient).

Energy (MeV) Angle of reflection or scatter (degrees) from surface of concrete
92 105 120 135 150 165
0.2 mm Pb
0.25 0.47 4.37 10.02 14.79 18.14 19.67
0.662 0.28 3.99 7.87 10.61 12.30 12.96
1.25 0.20 2.74 5.15 6.83 7.87 8.21
3 0.15 1.85 3.52 4.78 5.55 5.79
5 0.13 1.65 3.25 4.47 5.21 5.43
7 0.11 1.54 3.05 4.15 4.83 5.05
10 0.09 1.38 2.79 3.77 4.39 4.59
15 0.07 1.19 2.45 3.36 3.86 4.05
20 0.06 1.02 2.13 2.93 3.43 3.61
0.5 mm Pb
0.25 0.33 2.40 5.38 8.32 10.47 11.42
0.662 0.20 2.42 5.27 7.40 8.80 9.33
1.25 0.15 2.00 3.99 5.46 6.37 6.74
3 0.16 1.87 3.73 5.35 6.40 6.78
5 0.15 1.94 4.12 6.13 7.48 7.94
7 0.14 1.88 4.08 6.05 7.40 7.82
10 0.12 1.70 3.71 5.47 6.58 6.95
15 0.09 1.44 3.13 4.51 5.41 5.61
20 0.07 1.22 2.64 3.75 4.46 4.70
1 mm Pb
0.25 0.29 2.02 4.07 6.02 7.44 8.04
0.5 0.16 1.38 3.17 4.77 5.88 6.34
0.662 0.16 1.47 3.31 4.79 5.78 6.07
1 0.08 0.89 1.89 2.65 3.16 3.31
1.25 0.13 1.42 2.95 4.10 4.86 5.09
2 0.15 1.58 3.10 4.34 5.14 5.37
3 0.17 1.79 3.59 5.15 6.24 6.63
5 0.19 2.18 4.61 6.98 8.63 9.24
7 0.19 2.34 5.15 7.92 9.98 10.69
10 0.18 2.30 5.13 7.99 10.02 10.65
15 0.14 1.96 4.43 6.75 8.42 8.98
20 0.11 1.65 3.69 5.53 6.82 7.20
2 mm Pb
0.25 0.29 1.99 3.89 5.69 6.92 7.40
0.5 0.14 1.07 2.14 3.14 3.86 4.08
0.662 0.13 1.05 2.12 3.07 3.70 3.91
1 0.07 0.62 1.27 1.81 2.16 2.25
1.25 0.11 1.04 2.11 2.97 3.55 3.65
2 0.14 1.41 2.71 3.79 4.49 4.70
3 0.17 1.82 3.52 4.97 6.02 6.33
5 0.20 2.39 4.87 7.23 8.94 9.51
7 0.22 2.76 5.77 8.77 11.01 11.65
10 0.24 3.01 6.40 9.83 12.37 13.46
15 0.22 2.88 6.19 9.57 12.12 13.19
20 0.18 2.49 5.36 8.24 10.40 11.25
3 mm Pb
0.25 0.29 1.98 3.90 5.66 6.91 7.42
0.5 0.14 1.05 1.99 2.87 3.50 3.68
0.662 0.13 1.00 1.86 2.65 3.19 3.35
1 0.07 0.57 1.08 1.52 1.82 1.89
1.25 0.11 0.95 1.81 2.59 3.06 3.20
2 0.14 1.39 2.60 3.63 4.31 4.52
3 0.17 1.86 3.57 5.05 6.07 6.42
5 0.21 2.55 5.11 7.48 9.18 9.75
7 0.23 3.04 6.13 9.18 11.36 12.12
10 0.26 3.42 6.97 10.47 13.19 14.05
15 0.26 3.52 7.09 10.71 13.48 14.52
20 0.22 3.18 6.44 9.68 12.13 13.17
4 mm Pb
0.25 0.29 1.99 3.90 5.66 6.90 7.42
0.5 0.14 1.04 1.96 2.81 3.41 3.63
0.662 0.13 0.97 1.80 2.55 3.05 3.20
1 0.07 0.55 1.02 1.44 1.70 1.77
1.25 0.11 0.91 1.72 2.41 2.91 2.99
2 0.14 1.39 2.58 3.61 4.29 4.48
3 0.17 1.91 3.64 5.16 6.19 6.55
5 0.21 2.67 5.32 7.73 9.50 10.09
7 0.24 3.23 6.46 9.51 11.82 12.56
10 0.27 3.72 7.40 11.04 13.67 14.66
15 0.27 3.98 7.78 11.42 14.24 15.40
20 0.24 3.73 7.21 10.53 13.18 14.21
6 mm Pb
0.25 0.29 1.99 3.90 5.65 6.91 7.41
0.662 0.13 0.98 1.79 2.50 2.98 3.15
1.25 0.11 0.91 1.67 2.35 2.80 2.93
3 0.17 1.96 3.81 5.42 6.53 6.85
5 0.21 2.83 5.65 8.19 9.96 10.66
7 0.25 3.48 6.93 10.17 12.44 13.24
10 0.28 4.13 8.12 11.86 14.66 15.53
15 0.28 4.58 8.85 12.67 15.61 16.59
20 0.26 4.51 8.43 11.95 14.62 15.64
1 cm Pb
0.25 0.29 1.99 3.89 5.66 6.93 7.42
0.662 0.13 0.97 1.78 2.49 3.01 3.16
1.25 0.11 0.91 1.68 2.35 2.84 2.94
3 0.17 2.02 4.00 5.76 6.93 7.37
5 0.22 2.96 6.03 8.76 10.70 11.45
7 0.25 3.72 7.50 10.96 13.36 14.22
10 0.29 4.55 8.92 12.99 15.87 16.83
15 0.30 5.24 9.96 14.14 17.15 18.40
20 0.28 5.27 9.88 13.67 16.49 17.59
2 cm Pb
0.25 0.29 1.99 3.89 5.67 6.91 7.37
0.662 0.13 0.98 1.77 2.50 2.98 3.18
1.25 0.11 0.91 1.68 2.36 2.87 2.97
3 0.17 2.05 4.12 5.97 7.30 7.78
5 0.22 3.04 6.31 9.24 11.32 12.14
7 0.26 3.85 7.96 11.63 14.31 15.23
10 0.29 4.78 9.64 13.97 17.08 18.26
15 0.31 5.58 10.94 15.56 18.84 20.11
20 0.29 5.70 11.12 15.42 18.56 19.76

Multiply each table entry by 10–3 (e.g., the entry 5.39 means 5.39 × 10–3) with electrons cut-off = 100 keV and photons cut-off = 1 keV.

The statistical uncertainties are within ± 4% (95% confidence limit).