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Description Mass Attenuation Coefficient of Iron with contributions sources of attenuation. Data from XCOM database
Date
Source Own work, see also Attenuation Coefficient Iron.svg
Author Materialscientist
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% Get data from http://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/Xcom/xcom2
%Photon         Coherent        Incoher.        Photoel.        Nuclear         Electron        Tot. w/         
%Energy         Scatter.        Scatter.        Absorb.         Pr. Prd.        Pr. Prd.        Coherent        
XCOM_Fe = {...
1.000E-03       4.54E+00        8.78E-03        9.08E+03        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        9.09E+03;...
1.500E-03       4.24E+00        1.53E-02        3.40E+03        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        3.40E+03;...    
2.000E-03       3.93E+00        2.12E-02        1.62E+03        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        1.63E+03;...    
3.000E-03       3.35E+00        3.21E-02        5.54E+02        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        5.58E+02;...    
4.000E-03       2.85E+00        4.21E-02        2.54E+02        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        2.57E+02;...    
5.000E-03       2.42E+00        5.13E-02        1.37E+02        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        1.40E+02;...    
6.000E-03       2.06E+00        5.97E-02        8.27E+01        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        8.48E+01;...    
7.112E-03       1.74E+00        6.80E-02        5.14E+02        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        5.32E+02;...    
7.112E-03       1.74E+00        6.80E-02        4.06E+02        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        4.08E+02;...    
8.000E-03       1.54E+00        7.40E-02        3.04E+02        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        3.06E+02;...    
1.000E-02       1.20E+00        8.54E-02        1.69E+02        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        1.71E+02;...    
1.500E-02       7.46E-01        1.05E-01        5.62E+01        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        5.71E+01;...    
2.000E-02       5.17E-01        1.16E-01        2.50E+01        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        2.57E+01;...    
3.000E-02       2.85E-01        1.29E-01        7.76E+00        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        8.18E+00;...    
4.000E-02       1.80E-01        1.34E-01        3.32E+00        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        3.63E+00;...    
5.000E-02       1.24E-01        1.36E-01        1.70E+00        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        1.96E+00;...    
6.000E-02       9.18E-02        1.36E-01        9.78E-01        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        1.20E+00;...
8.000E-02       5.60E-02        1.33E-01        4.06E-01        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        5.95E-01;...    
1.000E-01       3.77E-02        1.30E-01        2.04E-01        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        3.72E-01;...    
1.500E-01       1.78E-02        1.20E-01        5.86E-02        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        1.96E-01;...    
2.000E-01       1.03E-02        1.11E-01        2.43E-02        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        1.46E-01;...    
3.000E-01       4.73E-03        9.79E-02        7.27E-03        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        1.10E-01;...    
4.000E-01       2.69E-03        8.81E-02        3.21E-03        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        9.40E-02;...    
5.000E-01       1.74E-03        8.06E-02        1.76E-03        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        8.41E-02;...    
6.000E-01       1.21E-03        7.47E-02        1.11E-03        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        7.70E-02;...    
8.000E-01       6.83E-04        6.57E-02        5.65E-04        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        6.70E-02;...    
1.000E+00       4.38E-04        5.92E-02        3.51E-04        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        5.99E-02;...    
1.022E+00       4.20E-04        5.85E-02        3.34E-04        0.00E+00        0.00E+00        5.93E-02;...    
1.250E+00       2.81E-04        5.29E-02        2.26E-04        7.03E-05        0.00E+00        5.35E-02;...    
1.500E+00       1.95E-04        4.81E-02        1.63E-04        3.58E-04        0.00E+00        4.88E-02;...    
2.000E+00       1.10E-04        4.11E-02        1.00E-04        1.36E-03        0.00E+00        4.26E-02;...    
2.044E+00       1.05E-04        4.06E-02        9.69E-05        1.47E-03        0.00E+00        4.22E-02;...    
3.000E+00       4.88E-05        3.23E-02        5.45E-05        3.78E-03        1.13E-05        3.62E-02;...    
4.000E+00       2.75E-05        2.70E-02        3.67E-05        6.04E-03        4.62E-05        3.31E-02;...    
5.000E+00       1.76E-05        2.33E-02        2.75E-05        8.03E-03        9.20E-05        3.15E-02;...    
6.000E+00       1.22E-05        2.06E-02        2.19E-05        9.81E-03        1.41E-04        3.06E-02;...    
7.000E+00       8.97E-06        1.85E-02        1.81E-05        1.14E-02        1.90E-04        3.01E-02;...    
8.000E+00       6.87E-06        1.68E-02        1.55E-05        1.28E-02        2.38E-04        2.99E-02;...    
9.000E+00       5.43E-06        1.55E-02        1.35E-05        1.41E-02        2.84E-04        2.99E-02;...    
1.000E+01       4.40E-06        1.43E-02        1.20E-05        1.53E-02        3.27E-04        2.99E-02;...    
1.100E+01       3.63E-06        1.34E-02        1.07E-05        1.63E-02        3.68E-04        3.01E-02;...
1.200E+01       3.05E-06        1.25E-02        9.73E-06        1.73E-02        4.07E-04        3.02E-02;...    
1.300E+01       2.60E-06        1.18E-02        8.89E-06        1.82E-02        4.44E-04        3.04E-02;...    
1.400E+01       2.24E-06        1.12E-02        8.19E-06        1.90E-02        4.78E-04        3.07E-02;...    
1.500E+01       1.95E-06        1.06E-02        7.59E-06        1.98E-02        5.11E-04        3.09E-02;...    
1.600E+01       1.72E-06        1.01E-02        7.07E-06        2.05E-02        5.43E-04        3.12E-02;...    
1.800E+01       1.36E-06        9.24E-03        6.22E-06        2.19E-02        6.01E-04        3.17E-02;...    
2.000E+01       1.10E-06        8.52E-03        5.55E-06        2.31E-02        6.55E-04        3.22E-02;...    
2.200E+01       9.08E-07        7.91E-03        5.02E-06        2.41E-02        7.04E-04        3.28E-02;...    
2.400E+01       7.63E-07        7.40E-03        4.57E-06        2.51E-02        7.49E-04        3.33E-02;...    
2.600E+01       6.50E-07        6.94E-03        4.20E-06        2.60E-02        7.90E-04        3.38E-02;...    
2.800E+01       5.61E-07        6.55E-03        3.88E-06        2.69E-02        8.29E-04        3.42E-02;...    
3.000E+01       4.89E-07        6.20E-03        3.61E-06        2.76E-02        8.65E-04        3.47E-02;...    
4.000E+01       2.75E-07        4.93E-03        2.67E-06        3.07E-02        1.02E-03        3.67E-02;...    
5.000E+01       1.76E-07        4.11E-03        2.12E-06        3.30E-02        1.13E-03        3.83E-02;...    
6.000E+01       1.22E-07        3.54E-03        1.76E-06        3.48E-02        1.22E-03        3.96E-02;...    
8.000E+01       6.87E-08        2.80E-03        1.31E-06        3.76E-02        1.37E-03        4.17E-02;...    
1.000E+02       4.40E-08        2.32E-03        1.04E-06        3.95E-02        1.47E-03        4.33E-02;...    
1.500E+02       1.95E-08        1.65E-03        6.93E-07        4.26E-02        1.64E-03        4.59E-02;...    
2.000E+02       1.10E-08        1.30E-03        5.18E-07        4.45E-02        1.75E-03        4.76E-02;...    
3.000E+02       4.88E-09        9.18E-04        3.45E-07        4.67E-02        1.89E-03        4.95E-02;...    
4.000E+02       2.75E-09        7.19E-04        2.58E-07        4.80E-02        1.97E-03        5.07E-02;...    
5.000E+02       1.76E-09        5.95E-04        2.06E-07        4.88E-02        2.03E-03        5.15E-02;...    
6.000E+02       1.22E-09        5.10E-04        1.72E-07        4.94E-02        2.07E-03        5.20E-02;...    
8.000E+02       6.87E-10        3.98E-04        1.29E-07        5.03E-02        2.13E-03        5.28E-02;...    
1.000E+03       4.40E-10        3.27E-04        1.03E-07        5.08E-02        2.17E-03        5.33E-02;...    
1.500E+03       1.95E-10        2.29E-04        6.86E-08        5.15E-02        2.23E-03        5.40E-02;...    
2.000E+03       1.10E-10        1.77E-04        5.14E-08        5.19E-02        2.26E-03        5.44E-02;...    
3.000E+03       4.88E-11        1.23E-04        3.43E-08        5.24E-02        2.30E-03        5.48E-02;...    
4.000E+03       2.75E-11        9.50E-05        2.57E-08        5.26E-02        2.32E-03        5.50E-02;...    
5.000E+03       1.76E-11        7.77E-05        2.06E-08        5.28E-02        2.33E-03        5.52E-02;...    
6.000E+03       1.22E-11        6.59E-05        1.71E-08        5.29E-02        2.34E-03        5.53E-02;...    
8.000E+03       6.87E-12        5.08E-05        1.29E-08        5.30E-02        2.36E-03        5.54E-02;...    
1.000E+04       4.40E-12        4.14E-05        1.03E-08        5.31E-02        2.36E-03        5.55E-02;...    
1.500E+04       1.95E-12        2.86E-05        6.85E-09        5.32E-02        2.38E-03        5.57E-02;...    
2.000E+04       1.10E-12        2.20E-05        5.14E-09        5.33E-02        2.38E-03        5.57E-02;...    
3.000E+04       4.88E-13        1.52E-05        3.43E-09        5.34E-02        2.39E-03        5.58E-02;...    
4.000E+04       2.75E-13        1.17E-05        2.57E-09        5.34E-02        2.39E-03        5.58E-02;...    
5.000E+04       1.76E-13        9.49E-06        2.06E-09        5.34E-02        2.39E-03        5.58E-02;...    
6.000E+04       1.22E-13        8.02E-06        1.71E-09        5.35E-02        2.40E-03        5.59E-02;...    
8.000E+04       6.87E-14        6.15E-06        1.29E-09        5.35E-02        2.40E-03        5.59E-02;...    
1.000E+05       4.40E-14        5.01E-06        1.03E-09        5.35E-02        2.40E-03        5.59E-02};
XCOM_Fe = cell2mat(XCOM_Fe);
 
%% Plot data
X = XCOM_Fe(:,1);
Y = XCOM_Fe(:,2:end);
loglog(X,Y,'LineWidth',2);
grid on;
legend({'Coherent Scattering','Incoherent Scattering','Photoelectric Absorption',...
  'Pair Production In Nuclear Field', 'Pair Production In Electron Field', 'Total Attenuation'});
xlabel('Energy in MeV');
ylabel('Attenuation in cm^2/g');
xlim([min(X) max(X)]);
ylim([1e-4 1e4]);
title('Photon Mass Attenuation Coefficiants for Iron');
% perform additional hand adjustments of image size
plot2svg('iron.svg')

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