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 3

Mass attenuation coefficients for the concrete sample.

Energy (keV)Present work (MCNP-X)Demir et al. [13]XCOMDeviation ()

59.50.2050.2030.207−0.97 to +0.97
60.90.1810.1790.183−1.10 to 1.10
140.50.1480.1440.154−2.70 to 4.05
356.50.1130.1100.112−0.88 to −2.65
661.60.0850.0820.086−3.52 to 1.17
1173.20.0660.0640.066−3.03 to 0
1332.50.0590.0580.061−1.69 to 3.38