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1 PHOTONS - ATTENUATION

2 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Al χ 2 N-L=13.1 ν=20 - p=0.87 χ 2 N-S=23.2 ν=15 - p=0.08 G4 Standard G4 LowE

3 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Al G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=15.9 ν=19 - p=0.66

4 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Au χ 2 N-L= 28.0 ν=21 - p=0.14 χ 2 N-S=20.1 ν=19 - p=0.39 G4 Standard G4 LowE

5 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Au G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=21.3 ν=22 - p=0.50

6 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Be χ 2 N-L=19.9 ν=20 - p=0.47 χ 2 N-S=23.4 ν=21 - p=0.33 G4 Standard G4 LowE

7 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Be G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=29.9 ν=22 - p=0.12

8 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Cs χ 2 N-L= 33.2 ν=23 - p=0.08 χ 2 N-S=25.3 ν=19 - p=0.15 G4 Standard G4 LowE

9 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Cs G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=24.9 ν=23 - p=0.35

10 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Fe χ 2 N-L=10.9 ν=9 - p=0.27 χ 2 N-S=9.9 ν=9 - p=0.36 G4 Standard G4 LowE

11 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Fe G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=9.4 ν=8 - p=0.31

12 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Ge χ 2 N-L=26.3 ν=23 - p=0.29 χ 2 N-S=27.9 ν=23 - p=0.22 G4 Standard G4 LowE

13 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Ge G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=10.1 ν=21 - p=0.98

14 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Pb χ 2 N-L= 35.2 ν=23 - p=0.05 χ 2 N-S=31.3 ν=22 - p=0.09 G4 Standard G4 LowE

15 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Pb G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=4.4 ν=20 - p=0.99

16 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Si χ 2 N-L= 3.3 ν=11 - p=0.99 χ 2 N-S=12.3 ν=10 - p=0.26 G4 Standard G4 LowE

17 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - Si G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=8.2 ν=12 - p=0.77

18 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - U χ 2 N-L=6.6 ν=20 - p=0.99 χ 2 N-S=14.7 ν=20 - p=0.80 G4 Standard G4 LowE

19 X-ray Attenuation Coefficient - U G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=19.3 ν=22 - p=0.63

20 PHOTONS CROSS SECTIONS

21 Incoherent Scattering - Al χ 2 N-L= 12.9 ν=8 - p=0.12 χ 2 N-S=8.7 ν=6 - p=0.19 G4 Standard G4 LowE

22 Incoherent Scattering - Al G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=2.5 ν=6 - p=0.87

23 Incoherent Scattering - Au I dati sono stati scritti male nel file xml G4 Standard G4 LowE

24 Incoherent Scattering - Au I dati sono stati scritti male nel file xml G4 LowE Penelope

25 Incoherent Scattering - Be χ 2 N-L=9.0 - ν=7 - p=0.25 χ 2 N-S=5.1 ν=6 - p=0.53 G4 Standard G4 LowE

26 Incoherent Scattering - Be G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=9.0 ν=7 - p=0.25

27 Incoherent Scattering - Cs χ 2 N-L=4.6 ν=8 - p=0.80 χ 2 N-S=1.8 ν=8 - p=0.99 G4 Standard G4 LowE

28 Incoherent Scattering - Cs G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=4.6 ν=8 - p=0.80

29 Incoherent Scattering - Fe G4 Standard G4 LowE

30 Incoherent Scattering - Fe G4 LowE Penelope

31 Incoherent Scattering - Ge χ 2 N-L=5.7 ν=4 - p=0.23 χ 2 N-S=5.0 ν=4 - p=0.29 G4 Standard G4 LowE

32 Incoherent Scattering - Ge G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=5.9 ν=5 - p=0.32

33 Incoherent Scattering - Pb G4 Standard G4 LowE

34 Incoherent Scattering - Pb G4 LowE Penelope

35 Incoherent Scattering - Si χ 2 N-L=11.7 ν=6 - p=0.07 χ 2 N-S=6.0 ν=6 - p=0.42 G4 Standard G4 LowE

36 Incoherent Scattering - Si G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=12.4 ν=8 - p=0.13

37 Coherent Scattering - Al χ 2 N-L=13.6 ν=11 - p=0.26 G4 LowE

38 Coherent Scattering - Al G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=7.2 ν=8 - p=0.52

39 Coherent Scattering - Au G4 LowE

40 Coherent Scattering - Au G4 LowE Penelope χ 2 N-P=3.4 ν=3 - p=0.33

41 Coherent Scattering - Be G4 LowE

42 Coherent Scattering - Be G4 LowE Penelope

43 Coherent Scattering - Cs G4 LowE

44 Coherent Scattering - Cs G4 LowE Penelope

45 Coherent Scattering - Fe G4 LowE

46 Coherent Scattering - Fe G4 LowE Penelope

47 Coherent Scattering - Ge G4 LowE

48 Coherent Scattering - Ge G4 LowE Penelope

49 Coherent Scattering - Pb G4 LowE

50 Coherent Scattering - Pb G4 LowE Penelope

51 Coherent Scattering - Si G4 LowE

52 Coherent Scattering - Si G4 LowE Penelope

53 Photoelectric Absorption - Al G4 Standard G4 LowE

54 Photoelectric Absorption - Al G4 LowE Penelope

55 Photoelectric Absorption - Au G4 Standard G4 LowE

56 Photoelectric Absorption - Au G4 LowE Penelope

57 Photoelectric Absorption - Be G4 Standard G4 LowE

58 Photoelectric Absorption - Be G4 LowE Penelope

59 Photoelectric Absorption - Cs G4 Standard G4 LowE

60 Photoelectric Absorption - Cs G4 LowE Penelope

61 Photoelectric Absorption - Fe G4 Standard G4 LowE

62 Photoelectric Absorption - Fe G4 LowE Penelope

63 Photoelectric Absorption - Ge G4 Standard G4 LowE

64 Photoelectric Absorption - Ge G4 LowE Penelope

65 Photoelectric Absorption - Pb G4 Standard G4 LowE

66 Photoelectric Absorption - Pb G4 LowE Penelope

67 Photoelectric Absorption - Si G4 Standard G4 LowE

68 Photoelectric Absorption - Si G4 LowE Penelope

69 Pair Production - Al G4 Standard G4 LowE

70 Pair Production - Al G4 LowE Penelope

71 Pair Production - Au G4 Standard G4 LowE

72 Pair Production - Au G4 LowE Penelope

73 Pair Production - Be G4 Standard G4 LowE

74 Pair Production - Be G4 LowE Penelope

75 Pair Production - Cs G4 Standard G4 LowE

76 Pair Production - Cs G4 LowE Penelope

77 Pair Production - Fe G4 Standard G4 LowE

78 Pair Production - Fe G4 LowE Penelope

79 Pair Production - Ge G4 Standard G4 LowE

80 Pair Production - Ge G4 LowE Penelope

81 Pair Production - Pb G4 Standard G4 LowE

82 Pair Production Pb G4 LowE Penelope

83 Pair Production - Si G4 Standard G4 LowE

84 Pair Production Si G4 LowE Penelope

85 REGRESSION TESTING

86 Attenuation Coefficient Au G4LowE Geant Geant

87 Attenuation Coefficient Au G4Standard Geant Geant

88 Attenuation Coefficient Au G4Penelope Geant Geant

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