Determination of mass attenuation coefficient for some polymers using Monte Carlo simulation

Vacuum ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 284-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.P. Singh ◽  
S.P. Shirmardi ◽  
M.E. Medhat ◽  
N.M. Badiger
Author(s):  
Ayano Shanko, MD, Et. al.

The aim of the research is to estimate the X-ray shielding properties of different glass systems using Monte Carlo Simulation. X-ray glass is also known as radiation shielding glass. Glass provides protection against the absorption of energy radiation. The shielding layer is formed by a high concentration of lead and barium. The mass attenuation coefficient, the effective atomic number and the effective electron density are used to determine the position of gamma-ray photons in matter. Shield characterization in terms of mass attenuation coefficient (μm), transmission fraction (T), effective atomic numbers (Zeff), half-value layer (HVL) and exposure build-up. factor (EBF) of a glass system is estimated by the Monte Carlo Simulation. The random sampling and statistical analysis are computed using the monte carlo simulation. Various external factors are considered as the input parameters. The different composition of the glass will be examined using the Monte Carlo simulation and the shielding capability would be determined for the various samples.


2020 ◽  
Vol 393 (1) ◽  
pp. 2000095
Author(s):  
A. Manjunath ◽  
A. Ashwini ◽  
B. R. Kerur ◽  
G. M. Pushpanjali

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Nguyen Anh ◽  
Lam Nhat ◽  
Ho Ngan ◽  
Hoang Tam

This work proposes a mathematical function for describing the dependence of mass attenuation coefficients vs. energy for composite materials in the range of 100 keV to 2 MeV. The obtained results show that the proposed function is capable of accurately describing the data with a coefficient of determination of approximately 1 for all investigated materials. Using the proposed mathematical function, the mass attenuation coefficients were interpolated and compared with the results from the Monte Carlo simulation. The results show good agreement when the simulated to interpolated mass attenuation coefficient ratios are in the range from 0.95 to 1.05. Moreover, the values of interpolated mass attenuation coefficients have also been compared with the experimental data in the previous works which indicates that most of these ratios range from 0.9 to 1.1. <br><br><font color="red"><b> This article has been corrected. Link to the correction <u><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/NTRP1902209E">10.2298/NTRP1902209E</a><u></b></font>


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