In a non-destructive test, for a 100-keV x-ray beam, calculate the fraction of beam intensity transmitted through a 0.5-mm thick plate of tungsten.
In a non-destructive test, for a 100-keV x-ray beam, calculate the fraction of beam intensity transmitted through a 0.5-mm thick plate of tungsten.
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Transcribed Image Text:In a non-destructive test, for a 100-keV x-ray beam, calculate the fraction of
beam intensity transmitted through a 0.5-mm thick plate of tungsten.
TABLE 8.6
Linear Absorption Coefficient of Various Elements for an X-Ray Beam
with Energy = 100 keV (= 0.1 MeV)
Element
Aluminum
Titanium
Iron
Nickel
Copper
Zinc
Tungsten
Lead
Atomic
number
13
22
26
28
29
30
74
82
μ(mm-1)
0.0459
0.124
0.293
0.396
0.410
0.356
8.15
6.20
Source: Selected data from D. E. Bray and R. K. Stanley, Nondestructive Evaluation,
McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1989.
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