The Backscattering of the Co60 Gamma Rays from Infinite Media
- 1 April 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 25 (4), 506-509
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1721671
Abstract
The radiation backscattered by semi‐infinite slabs of wood and steel wool, when irradiated by the Co60 gamma rays, has been investigated by means of a sodium iodide scintillation spectrometer. The main contributions to the scattered radiation are produced in one or two Compton collisions. However, the radiation that has suffered so many collisions as to have an isotropic angular distribution has also been observed.Keywords
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