Landolt-Brnstein Group I
: Elementary Particles, Nuclei and Atoms
Volume 11 

Shielding Against High Energy Radiation 

Introductory material 
1 
Sources of ionizing radiation and shielding concepts 1

1.1 
Introduction 1

1.2 
Shielding estimations 27

1.3 
Further information 30

1.4 
References for 1 64

2 
Hadron attenuation 67

2.1 
Introduction 67

2.2 
Physical processes 68

2.3 
The hadron cascade 98

2.4 
Results of the Monte-Carlo calculations 104

2.5 
Empirical shielding formulae 124

2.6 
Estimation of shielding thickness 136

2.7 
Other results from hadron cascade calculations 152

2.8 
References for 2 165

3 
Electron attenuation 172

3.1 
Introduction 172

3.2 
Physical processes 172

3.3 
Electromagnetic cascades 267

3.4 
Shielding against electrons 309

3.5 
Tables of shielding requirements in practical situations 324

3.6 
References for 3 336

4 
Muon transport 350

4.1 
Introduction 350

4.2 
Interaction of muons with matter 358

4.3 
Muon slowing-down 368

4.4 
Multiple scattering 384

4.5 
Muons from proton-induced cascades 394

4.6 
Specification of muon shielding 402

4.7 
References for 4 407

Appendix Transmission dominated by low-energy phenomena 411

A.1 
Neutron skyshine 411

A.2 
Neutron attenuation in labyrinths, ducts and penetrations 417

A.3 
Photon attenuation in labyrinths, ducts and penetrations 423

A.4 
References to appendix 425



