BUILD-UP CAPS FOR ‘IN AIR’ MEASUREMENTS

Custom Caps Available

Build-Up Cap Examples

Build-up caps for the NEL 2571, 0.6cm3 Farmer Style Chamber with a 0.36 mm graphite (density 1.857 g/cm3) wall thickness. 

These build-up caps fit over the Cobalt 60 delrin (density 1.415 g/cm3) build-up cap that has
a wall thickness of 4.13 mm and an outside diameter of 15.14 mm.

Acrylic
Density 1.185 g/cm3

Item #

Wall
Thickness

660-204

4.08 mm

660-206

7.2 mm

660-210

14.8 mm

660-215

17.3 mm

660-218

19.8 mm

Aluminum
Density 2.718 g/cm3

Item #

Wall
Thickness

660-504

1.78 mm

660-506

3.1 mm

660-510

6.4 mm

660-515

7.5 mm

660-518

8.6 mm

Brass
Density 8.515 g/cm3

Item #

Wall
Thickness

660-5304

0.57 mm

660-5306

1.04 mm

660-5310

2.09 mm

660-5315

2.45 mm

660-5318

2.80 mm

Lead
Density 11.35 g/cm3

Item #

Wall
Thickness

660-5404

0.43 mm

660-5406

0.78 mm

660-5410

1.57 mm

660-5415

1.84 mm

660-5418

2.10 mm

D-Max
In Water

Nominal
Energy

11 mm

4MV

15 mm

6MV

24 mm

10MV

27 mm

15MV

30 mm

18MV

Plastic Water
Density 1.02 g/cm3

Item #

Wall
Thickness

660-5704

4.74 mm

660-5706

8.66 mm

660-5708

13.56 mm

660-5710

17.48 mm

660-5715

20.42 mm

660-5718

23.37 mm

660-5720

28.27 mm

660-5724

33.17 mm

Copper
Density 8.90 g/cm3

Item #

Wall
Thickness

660-5504

0.54 mm

660-5506

0.99 mm

660-5508

1.55 mm

660-5510

2.00 mm

660-5515

2.34 mm

660-5518

2.68 mm

660-5520

3.24 mm

660-5524

3.80 mm

Polystyrene
Density 1.05 g/cm3c

Item #

Wall
Thickness

660-5604

4.60 mm

660-5606

8.41 mm

660-5608

13.17 mm

660-5610

16.98 mm

660-5615

19.84 mm

660-5618

22.70 mm

660-5620

27.46 mm

660-5624

32.22 mm

D-Max
In Water

Nominal
Energy

11 mm

4MV

15 mm

6MV

20 mm

8MV

24 mm

10MV

27 mm

15MV

30 mm

18MV

35 mm

20MV

40 mm

24MV

Note: At energies above 10 MV metal Build-up Caps may become slightly activated,
please check and take appropriate precautions.

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