scholarly journals Fast Neutron and Gamma-Ray Attenuation Properties of Some HMO Tellurite-Tungstate-Antimonate Glasses: Impact of Sm3+ Ions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 10168
Author(s):  
Ghada ALMisned ◽  
Huseyin O. Tekin ◽  
Hesham M. H. Zakaly ◽  
Shams A. M. Issa ◽  
Gokhan Kilic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Radiation Shielding ◽  
Fast Neutrons ◽  
Monte Carlo Code ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Effective Removal ◽  
Removal Cross Section ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Shielding Properties ◽  
Mass Attenuation

Characteristics of tellurite-tungstate-antimonate glasses containing heavy metal oxide were investigated in detail using two methods: the MCNPX Monte Carlo code and the Phy-X/PSD platform. The influence of Sm2O3, translocating with TeO2 at ratios of 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1, and 1.5 mol% on radiation shielding properties of glasses, was set forth with five glass structures determined according to the (75-x)TeO2-15Sb2O3-10WO3-xSm2O3 glass composition. Densities of the glasses were prepared by doping a low ratio of Sm2O3 that varied between 5.834 and 5.898 g/cm3. Sample densities, which have an important role in determining radiation shielding character, increased depending on the increase in Sm2O3 concentration. Effective removal cross-section (∑R) values against fast neutrons, as well as linear and mass attenuation coefficients, half-value layer, mean free path, variation of effective atomic number against photon energy, exposure, and energy built-up factors, were simulated with the help of these two methods. As a result of these estimates, it can be concluded that values obtained using both methods are consistent with each other. From the obtained values, it can be concluded that the SM1.5 sample containing 1.5 mol% would have the most efficient role in radiation shielding. An increase of Sm2O3 resulted in a significant increase in linear and mass attenuation coefficients and effective removal cross-section values belonging to fast neutrons and, in addition, resulted in a decrease in the half value layer. Doping HMO glasses with Sm2O3 was observed to contribute directly to the development of radiation shielding properties of the glass.

scholarly journals Investigation of fast neutron shielding properties of new polyurethane-based composites loaded with B4C, BeO, WO3, ZnO, and Gd2O3 micro-and nanoparticles

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 211-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asghar Mesbahi ◽  
Khatibeh Verdipoor ◽  
Farhad Zolfagharpour ◽  
Abdolali Alemi
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Neutron Cross Section ◽  
Radiation Shielding ◽  
Fast Neutrons ◽  
Nano Composites ◽  
Monte Carlo Code ◽  
Neutron Shielding ◽  
Shielding Properties ◽  
Polyurethane Matrix

Abstract The aim of the current research was to study the radiation shielding properties of polyurethane-based shielding materials filled with B4C, BeO, WO3, ZnO, and Gd2O3 particles against fast neutrons. The macroscopic cross sections of composites containing micro- and nanoparticles with a diameter of 10 µm and 50 nm were calculated using MCNPX (2.6.0) Monte Carlo code. The results showed that adding nano-scaled fillers to polyurethane matrix increases attenuation properties of neutron shields compared to micro-scaled fillers for intermediate and fast neutrons. Among the studied composites, WO3 and Gd2O3 nano-composites presented higher neutron cross section compared to others.

Radiation shielding properties of mortars containing heavyweight particles

Kerntechnik ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
N. U. Kockal ◽  
A. Cesur ◽  
S. F. Ozmen
Keyword(s):  
Mass Attenuation Coefficient ◽  
Radiation Shielding ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Calcareous Sand ◽  
Heavy Particles ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
High Purity Germanium ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Shielding Properties ◽  
Mass Attenuation

Abstract In this study the radiation shielding properties of mortar samples were investigated. The samples were created by replacing heavyweight particles of iron, steel and chromium waste by calcareous sand in different volume percentages. Additionally, the effects of the physical properties of particles and samples on shielding properties is also discussed. In the scope of this work, the radiation shielding properties of mortar samples were measured by determining the values of mass attenuation coefficients by means of an experimental setup consisting of 133Ba, 137Cs and 60Co standard point sources and high purity germanium (HPGe) detector. It’s concluded that the highest mass attenuation coefficient values among the heavy particles were achieved by chromium particles. However, all the high-density particles used in the study improved the radiation shielding properties of the mortars considerably compared to ordinary mortars.

Evaluation of radiation absorption capacity of some soil samples

2018 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed I. Sayyed ◽  
Ferdi Akman ◽  
Veysel Turan ◽  
Aslı Araz
Keyword(s):  
Free Path ◽  
Mean Free Path ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Radiation Absorption ◽  
Fast Neutrons ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Γ Ray ◽  
Mass Attenuation

Abstract The aim of the present work is to investigate the radiation absorption capacity of different soil samples in Turkey. For this purpose, we used a γ ray transmission geometry to measure the mass attenuation coefficients of eight soil samples collected between Bingöl city and Solhan district, Turkey at different γ-ray energies in the range of 13.94–88.04 keV. The radioactive sources utilized in the experiment were 241Am, 109Cd and 133Ba. FFAST and WinXCOM programs were used to evaluate the theoretical mass attenuation coefficients values of the selected soil samples. There is a good agreement between experimental and theoretical results. Additionally, the mass attenuation coefficients values used to evaluate different radiation shielding parameters such as effective atomic number, half value layer and mean free path. The variation of shielding parameters was examined for soil composition and photon energy. The obtained results revealed that S6 soil sample is the best soil in terms of shielding effectiveness among all the collected soils due to lower values for half value layer and mean free path. The effective removal cross-section (ΣR) of fast neutrons for the collected soils was also computed to examine neutrons shielding properties of the soil samples. It is found that the ΣR values for the soil samples are almost constant and lie within the range (0.04286–0.04949 cm−1).

Determination of LIII subshell photoelectric parameters of iridium

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 427-431
Author(s):  
Erhan Cengiz
Keyword(s):  
Form Factor ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Narrow Beam ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Beam Geometry ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Photoelectric Cross Section ◽  
Mass Attenuation

The LIII subshell photoelectric cross section, jump ratio, jump factor, and Davisson–Kirchner ratio of iridium have been determined by mass attenuation coefficients. The measurements have been performed using the X-ray attenuation method in narrow beam geometry. The obtained results have been compared with the tabulated values of XCOM (Berger et al. XCOM: Photon cross section database (version 1.3). NIST. Available at http://physics.nist.gov/xcom . 2005) and FFAST (Chantler et al. X-ray form factor, attenuation and scattering tables (version 2.1). NIST. Available at http://physics.nist.gov/ffast . 2005).

scholarly journals Radiation Shielding Properties Comparison of Pb-Based Silicate, Borate, and Phosphate Glass Matrices

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suwimon Ruengsri
Keyword(s):  
Phosphate Glass ◽  
Theoretical Calculations ◽  
Visible Region ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficient ◽  
Radiation Shielding ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Total Attenuation ◽  
Shielding Properties ◽  
Glass Matrices ◽  
Mass Attenuation

Theoretical calculations of mass attenuation coefficients, partial interactions, atomic cross-section, and effective atomic numbers of PbO-based silicate, borate, and phosphate glass systems have been investigated at 662 keV. PbO-based silicate glass has been found with the highest total mass attenuation coefficient and then phosphate and borate glasses, respectively. Compton scattering has been the dominate interaction contributed to the different total attenuation coefficients in each of the glass matrices. The silicate and phosphate glass systems are more appropriate choices as lead-based radiation shielding glass than the borate glass system. Moreover, comparison of results has shown that the glasses possess better shielding properties than standard shielding concretes, suggesting a smaller size requirement in addition to transparency in the visible region.

Investigation of mass attenuation coefficients of water, concrete and bakelite at different energies using the FLUKA Monte Carlo code

2013 ◽  
Vol 298 (2) ◽  
pp. 1303-1307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilgun Demir ◽  
Urkiye Akar Tarim ◽  
Maria-Ana Popovici ◽  
Zehra Nur Demirci ◽  
Orhan Gurler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Code ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Mass Attenuation

scholarly journals Novel HMO-Glasses with Sb2O3 and TeO2 for Nuclear Radiation Shielding Purposes: A Comparative Analysis with Traditional and Novel Shields

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4330
Author(s):  
Ghada ALMisned ◽  
Huseyin Ozan Tekin ◽  
Shams A. M. Issa ◽  
Miray Çelikbilek Ersundu ◽  
Ali Erçin Ersundu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Effective Atomic Number ◽  
Mean Free Path ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Radiation Shielding ◽  
Nuclear Radiation ◽  
Monte Carlo Code ◽  
Energy Factors ◽  
Effective Removal ◽  
Removal Cross Section ◽  
Detrimental Impact

The radiation shielding characteristics of samples from two TeO2 and Sb2O3-based basic glass groups were investigated in this research. TeO2 and Sb2O3-based glasses were determined in the research as six samples with a composition of 10WO3-(x)MoO3-(90 − x)(TeO2/Sb2O3) (x = 10, 20, 30). A general purpose MCNPX Monte Carlo code and Phy-X/PSD platform were used to estimate the radiation shielding characteristics. Accordingly, the linear and mass attenuation coefficients, half value layer, mean free path, variation of the effective atomic number with photon energy, exposure and built-up energy factors, and effective removal cross-section values were determined. It was determined that the results that were produced using the two different techniques were consistent. Based on the collected data, the most remarkable findings were found to be associated with the sample classified as T80 (10WO3 + 10MoO3 + 80TeO2). The current study showed that material density was as equally important as composition in modifying radiation shielding characteristics. With the T80 sample with the greatest density (5.61 g/cm3) achieving the best results. Additionally, the acquired findings were compared to the radiation shielding characteristics of various glass and concrete materials. Increasing the quantity of MoO3 additive, a known heavy metal oxide, in these TeO2 and Sb2O3-based glasses may have a detrimental impact on the change in radiation shielding characteristics.

A simple Method for Determining the Effective Removal Cross Section for Fast Neutrons

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. El Abd ◽  
Gamal Mesbah ◽  
Nader M. A. Mohammed ◽  
A. Ellithi
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Fast Neutrons ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Effective Removal ◽  
Removal Cross Section
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