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Elements: from Z = 1 (hydrogen) to Z = 92 (uranium)
Energy range: threshold to 433 keV

Graphical Output with Table
"Data Type" Menu Selection Symbol Output Format
Elements Compounds
Table Graph Table Graph
f1 (e/atom) vs E (keV) Graph f1 yes yes* N/A N/A
f2 (e/atom) vs E (keV) Graph

            with K-shell component of f2
f2 yes yes* yes yes*
f2, K-shell no yes no yes
Mass Photoabsorption Coefficient (cm^2/g) vs E (keV) Graph

            with scattering attenuation coefficient
[μ/ρ]PE yes yes* yes yes*
[σ/ρ](coh + inc) no yes no yes
Mass Attenuation Coefficient (cm^2/g) vs E (keV) Graph [μ/ρ]tot yes yes yes yes
Linear Attenuation Coefficient (cm^-1) vs E (keV) Graph [µ]tot yes yes yes yes

*Includes Henke data, where available.

Table Only Output
"Data Type" Menu Selection: Display All Tabular Data For Element/Compound
Symbol E f1 f2 [μ/ρ]PE [σ/ρ](coh + inc) [μ/ρ]tot [μ/ρ]K λ
Elements yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Compounds yes N/A yes yes no yes no no

Also see Section 13 of the JPCRD 2000 article, "Explanation of Tables and Tabulated Figures."


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