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Understanding Neutron Radiography

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5.2 Half-Value Layers<br />

An important concept for radiography is the half value layer (HVL); that is, the<br />

thickness of material that will reduce the radiation intensity by a factor of two.<br />

A plot of half-value layers for a practical thermal neutron radiographic beam is<br />

given in Fig. 10. This information can be used to estimate the transmission<br />

and detectability of various materials combined with others.<br />

I = I o e –μnt<br />

at half value layer<br />

I/I o = ½ = e –μnt½<br />

ln 0.5 = –μ n t ½<br />

t ½ = ln 0.5/ -μ n = 0.693/μ n<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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