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Y. Higashihara, Masaru Nakai, Masanori Okubo,
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 27 | Number 2 | February 1967 | Pages 441-449
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A18283
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The albedo component of gamma rays passing through a straight cylindrical lead duct has been investigated experimentally for reactor leakage gamma rays impinging on the duct mouth at various angles of 0 through 90°. The distribution of the albedo component along the duct axis may be expressed in the form F(α)·(Z/a)-3 within the range of Z/a investigated. The contributions from multiple-reflection components to total dose have also been inferred. Also obtained were the radial distributions in both horizontal and vertical directions within and behind the duct., For a duct with one bend of 90°, the gamma-ray dose contributions arising from scattering areas located in both the first leg and the second leg have been determined separately for the incident beam angle of 0° with respect to the axis of the first leg.
