Table 3.
The shielding parameters of four clays compared with previously published data.
| Attenuation Parameters | Energy (MeV) | This Work | [21] | [22] | [34] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonite Clay | Red Clay | Ball Clay | Kaolin Clay | Bentonite/Cement | Ball Clay | Kaolin Clay | Ordinary Concrete | ||
| LAC | 0.060 | 0.7806 | 0.7106 | 0.5709 | 0.5492 | 0.5911 | 0.5631 | 0.5421 | 0.5559 |
| 0.662 | 0.1608 | 0.1544 | 0.1524 | 0.1525 | 0.1511 | 0.1513 | 0.1504 | 0.1513 | |
| 1.170 | 0.1224 | 0.1175 | 0.1161 | 0.1161 | 0.1241 | 0.1196 | 0.1196 | 0.1366 | |
| 1.330 | 0.1146 | 0.1101 | 0.1087 | 0.1088 | 0.1161 | 0.1124 | 0.1124 | 0.1279 | |
| HVL | 0.060 | 0.8880 | 0.9754 | 1.2141 | 1.2620 | 1.1726 | 1.231 | 1.279 | 1.2469 |
| 0.662 | 4.3101 | 4.4896 | 4.5484 | 4.5466 | 4.5873 | 4.581 | 4.609 | 4.5813 | |
| 1.170 | 5.6645 | 5.8990 | 5.9725 | 5.9694 | 5.5854 | 5.796 | 5.796 | 5.0743 | |
| 1.330 | 6.0475 | 6.2973 | 6.3759 | 6.3724 | 5.9703 | 6.167 | 6.167 | 5.4194 | |
| MFP | 0.060 | 1.2811 | 1.4072 | 1.7515 | 1.8207 | 1.6918 | 1.776 | 1.845 | 1.7989 |
| 0.662 | 6.2182 | 6.4772 | 6.5619 | 6.5594 | 6.6181 | 6.609 | 6.649 | 6.6094 | |
| 1.170 | 8.1721 | 8.5104 | 8.6165 | 8.6120 | 8.0580 | 8.361 | 8.361 | 7.3206 | |
| 1.330 | 8.7246 | 9.0851 | 9.1985 | 9.1934 | 8.6133 | 8.897 | 8.897 | 7.8186 | |
| TVL | 0.060 | 2.9499 | 3.2402 | 4.0330 | 4.1923 | 3.8954 | 4.089 | 4.248 | 4.1421 |
| 0.662 | 14.3180 | 14.9142 | 15.1094 | 15.1035 | 15.2388 | 15.219 | 15.310 | 15.2187 | |
| 1.170 | 18.8170 | 19.5959 | 19.8402 | 19.8300 | 18.5543 | 19.252 | 19.252 | 16.8564 | |
| 1.330 | 20.0892 | 20.9193 | 21.1803 | 21.1686 | 19.8328 | 20.486 | 20.486 | 18.0030 | |