Gamma-ray attenuation studies of glass system

2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narveer Singh ◽  
Kanwar Jit Singh ◽  
Kulwant Singh ◽  
Harvinder Singh
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 3035
Author(s):  
H. O. Tekin ◽  
Shams A. M. Issa ◽  
G. Kilic ◽  
Hesham M. H. Zakaly ◽  
N. Tarhan ◽  
...  

This study aimed to perform an extensive characterization of a 74.75TeO2–0.25V2O5–(25 − x)B2O3-xNd2O3 glass system with (x = 0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 mol%) for radiation shielding properties. Linear and mass attenuation coefficients were determined using Phy-X PSD software and compared with the simulation using Monte Carlo software MCNPX (version 2.7.0). Half value layer, mean free path, tenth value layer, effective atomic number, exposure buildup factor, and energy absorption buildup factors of VTBNd0.0, VTBNd0.5, VTBNd1.0, and VTBNd1.5 glasses were determined, respectively. The results showed that boron (III) oxide and neodymium (III) oxide substitution has an obvious impact on the gamma ray attenuation properties of the studied glasses. It can be concluded that the VTBNd1.5 sample with the highest content of neodymium (III) oxide (1.5 mol%) is the superior sample for shielding of gamma radiation in the investigated energy range.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz F. Pires ◽  
André B. Pereira

Soil porosity (ϕ) is of a great deal for environmental studies due to the fact that water infiltrates and suffers redistribution in the soil pore space. Many physical and biochemical processes related to environmental quality occur in the soil porous system. Representative determinations ofϕare necessary due to the importance of this physical property in several fields of natural sciences. In the current work, two methods to evaluateϕwere analyzed by means of gamma-ray attenuation technique. The first method uses the soil attenuation approach through dry soil and saturated samples, whereas the second one utilizes the same approach but taking into account dry soil samples to assess soil bulk density and soil particle density to determineϕ. The results obtained point out a good correlation between both methods. However, whenϕis obtained through soil water content at saturation and a 4 mm collimator is used to collimate the gamma-ray beam the first method also shows good correlations with the traditional one.


2020 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 103504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Fatih Turhan ◽  
Ferdi Akman ◽  
Hasan Polat ◽  
Mustafa Recep Kaçal ◽  
İskender Demirkol

1979 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1228-1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Simon ◽  
J. F. Murray ◽  
N. C. Staub

We evaluated the attenuation of the 122 keV gamma ray of cobalt-57 across the thorax of anesthetized dogs as a method for following the time course of lung water changes in acute pulmonary edema induced by either increased microvascular permeability or increased microvascular hydrostatic pressure. The gamma rays traversed the thorax centered on the seventh rib laterally where the lung mass in the beam path was greatest. Calibration measurements in isolated lung lobes demonstrated the high sensitivity and inherent accuracy of the method over a wide range of lung water contents. In control dogs reproducibility averaged +/-3%. Increased permeability edema led to large rapid increases in the transthoracic gamma ray attenuation (TGA), while increased pressure caused an immediate, modest increase in TGA (vascular congestion) followed by a slow further increase over 2 h. There was a fairly good correlation between the increase in extravascular lung water and the change in TGA. The method is simple, safe, and noninvasive and appears to be useful for following the time course of lung water accumulation in generalized lung edema in anesthetized animals.


2015 ◽  
Vol 754-755 ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Kahtan S. Mohammed ◽  
Ali Basheer Azeez ◽  
Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah ◽  
Kamarudin Hussin ◽  
Azmi B. Rahmat

In this study, the dependence of gamma-ray absorption coefficient on amount and particle size of tungsten (W) in W-brass sintered compacts was investigated. To attain this goal, two sets of different W wt. % were prepared (W 65wt. %, W75wt. % and W85 wt. %). One set has compacts of as received powder and the other set has compacts of ball milled powder. The results showed that gamma-ray attenuation coefficient is inversely proportional to the particle size of the tested sintered compacts and directly proportional to the W content. Vickers microhardness, attenuation properties and microstructural characterization were carried out on the sintered samples. The attenuation test was conducted using gamma spectrometer with Genie 200 software. The samples of ball milled powder and of the highest volume fraction of W showed the highest hardness and attenuation values.


1976 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-207
Author(s):  
G. F. Novikov ◽  
A. Ya. Sinitsyn ◽  
Yu. O. Kozynda

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