Research Article

MCNP-X Monte Carlo Code Application for Mass Attenuation Coefficients of Concrete at Different Energies by Modeling 3 × 3 Inch NaI(Tl) Detector and Comparison with XCOM and Monte Carlo Data

Table 1

Total efficiency values for 3 × 3 inch NaI(Tl) detector with a point source located = 0.001 cm away from the front surface of the detector.

Energy (keV)Total efficiency ( = 0,001 cm)
Present workYalcin et al. [11]Vegors Jr. et al. [4]Nakamura [12]Miller and Snow [5]MCNP-X error rate

661 0.36180.36460.3620.3670.3700.0015
13320.30110.29300.2930.2960.3020.0016
26200.24910.24760.2480.2490.2500.0019