Photon interaction study of organic nonlinear optical materials in the energy range 122–1330 keV

Abstract

In the present study, the mass attenuation coefficient (µm) of six organic nonlinear optical materials has been calculated in the energy range 122–1330keV and compared with the obtained values from the WinXCOM program. It is found that there is a good agreement between theoretical and experimental values (<3%). The linear attenuation coefficients (µ) total atomic cross section (σt, a), and total electronic cross section (σt, el) have also been calculated from the obtained µm values and their variations with photon energy have been plotted. From the present work, it is observed that the variation of obtained values of µm, µ, σt, a, and σt, el strongly depends on the photon energy and decreases or increases due to chemical composition and density of the sample. All the samples have been studied extensively using transmission method with a view to utilize the material for radiation dosimetry. Investigated samples are good material for radiation dosimetry due their low effective atomic number. The mass attenuation coefficient (µm), linear attenuation coefficients (µ), total atomic cross section (σt, a), total electronic cross section (σt, el), effective atomic numbers (Zeff), molar extinction coefficient (ε), mass energy absorption coefficient (µen/ρ) and effective atomic energy absorption cross section (σa, en) of all sample materials have been carried out and transmission curves have been plotted. The transmission curve shows that the variation of all sample materials decreases with increasing photon energy.