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Title

8.5 - Applications of X-ray Attenuation

Author(s)

Paul A. Heiney, University of PennsylvaniaFollow

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Date

9-1-2016

Description

Effect of beam attenuation going through the sample in an X-ray scattering measurement. Transmission and sample thickness. Design of shielding. Effect of shorter wavelengths ("harmonic contamination.") Time 7:35.

Comments

Videos 8.1-8.5 discuss two related topics: radiation safety in the laboratory and attenuation of X-rays in solid matter. These videos are independently accessible without viewing those in previous sections. Important caveat: watching these videos is not a substitute for learning and following institutional, state, and national guidelines and regulations for safe handling and operation of radioactive materials and radiation-producing equipment.

Keywords

Attenuation, X-ray transmission, shielding, harmonic

Disciplines

Physics

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