Authors : Dr. Ch. Snehalatha Reddy; Dr. Narendar Kethireddy; Dr. Boda Mahipal Reddy

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 8 - August

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26aug1590

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Abstract : This study investigates photon-interaction studies on binary antimony–bismuth (Sb–Bi) alloys at 661.6, 1173, and 1332 keV using experimental, semi-empirical (SE), and XCOM values for five alloy samples. The measured data set contains mass attenuation coefficient, linear attenuation coefficient, photon mean free path (reported as impact factor, λ), total atomic cross section, total electronic cross section, effective atomic number (Zeff) and effective electron number (Neff). The mass attenuation coefficient decreases with increasing photon energy for every sample, while the composition series shows systematic changes in all interaction parameters.

Keywords : Sb–Bi Alloy, Gamma-Ray Attenuation, Photon Interaction Parameters, XCOM, Semi-Empirical Method.

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