## X-Ray attenuation & absorption calculator
Keywords: x-ray, absorption, attenuation, transmission, calculator, interaction cross section, NIST

INPUT:

Target Material:
X-Ray Energy [keV]:
Target length [mm]:
Pressure (only gases) [atm]:

RESULTS:

Attenuation [%]: 31.5959
Transmission [%]: 68.4041

Interaction Probability [%]:
Photoabsorption: 22.0057
Compton Scattering: 6.0749
Rayleigh Scattering: 3.5153
Nuclear Field Pair Production: 0.0000
Electron Field Pair Production: 0.0000

Interaction Coefficient [cm2/g]:
Photoabsorption: 0.5347
Compton Scattering: 0.1476
Rayleigh Scattering: 0.0854
Nuclear Field Pair Production: 0.0000
Electron Field Pair Production: 0.0000
Total Attenuation: 0.7816

Caculations are based on the NIST data for X-ray interaction cross sections and material densities.

Code: G. Weber
Web Interface: G. Weber
Suggestions and comments are welcome!