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The mass attenuation coefficient is defined as;
Where
μ be defined as the attenuation coefficient.
ρm be defined as the mass density.
The attenuation constant for uranium is 0.0757 cm2/g and for oxygen is 0.0636 cm2/g.
The fraction of weight U and O2 in UO2 is,
The total mass attenuation coefficient is,
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