Mass attenuation coefficient μ/ρ

Layer 1 — Physicsin the radiation-physics subtree

I(x) = I₀ e^(-μx); μ/ρ tabulated NIST XCOM; half-value layer HVL = ln2/μ; build-up factor for broad beams.

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