Material:Water

Water is a liquid with chemical formula H₂O.

Properties

• Density: 1.000 g/cm³
• Neutron SLD: -0.561×10⁻⁶ Å⁻²

Material	density (g/cm3)	X-ray energy (keV)	X-ray wavelength (Å)	critical angle (°)	qc (Å−1)	SLD (10−6Å−2)
Water	1.00	2.0	6.20	0.625	0.0221	9.72
		4.0	3.10	0.310	0.0219	9.56
		8.0	1.55	0.154	0.0218	9.47
		12.0	1.03	0.103	0.0218	9.44
		16.0	0.77	0.077	0.0218	9.43
		24.0	0.52	0.051	0.0218	9.42

Water transmission

A 1 mm length of water has transmission of:

Material	density (g/cm3)	X-ray energy (keV)	X-ray wavelength (Å)	transmission
Water	1.00	2.0	6.20	1×10−27
		4.0	3.10	0.00002
		8.0	1.55	0.36
		9.0	1.38	0.49
		12.0	1.03	0.75
		16.0	0.77	0.88
		24.0	0.52	0.95

See Also

• Wikipedia: Water