Nuclear Science and Engineering · 1981 · 21 citations · 0 references
EngineeringNuclear EngineeringRadiation MeasurementRadiation ShieldingSpectroscopyGamma-ray InstrumentationGamma-ray ShieldingGamma-ray SourcesGamma-ray SpectroscopyRadiation InstrumentationRadiation SpectroscopyGamma-ray Detector TechnologyGamma-ray SpectrometryShielding Performance EvaluationSkyshine Radiation
A benchmark gamma-ray skyshine experiment is described in which 60Co sources were either collimated into an upward 150-deg conical beam or shielded vertically by two different thicknesses of concrete. A NaI(Tl) spectrometer and a high pressure ion chamber were used to measure, respectively, the energy spectrum and the 4π-exposure rate of the air-reflected gamma photons up to 700 m from the source. Analyses of the data and comparison to DOT discrete ordinates calculations are presented.