Gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of lead bismuth germanoborate glasses

The gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of the lead bismuth germanoborate glasses has been studied. The mass attenuation coefficients (μ/ρ) of the selected glasses have been obtained through both XCOM program and MCNP5 simulation code. The (μ/ρ) values calculated in both methods are found to be in goo...

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Main Authors: Ashok, Kumar, Dong, M. G., Sayyed, M. I., Narayana, Gandham Lakshmi, Xue, X. X., Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
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Language:English
Published: Springer Verlag 2018
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author Ashok, Kumar
Dong, M. G.
Sayyed, M. I.
Narayana, Gandham Lakshmi
Xue, X. X.
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
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Narayana, Gandham Lakshmi
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description The gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of the lead bismuth germanoborate glasses has been studied. The mass attenuation coefficients (μ/ρ) of the selected glasses have been obtained through both XCOM program and MCNP5 simulation code. The (μ/ρ) values calculated in both methods are found to be in good agreement and these values are used to calculate effective atomic number, mean free path, half-value layer and energy exposure buildup factors. The shielding effectiveness of these samples has been compared with that of window glasses and some standard shielding concretes. The lower values of mean free path point to the fact that the selected glasses are efficient gamma shields.
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spelling upm-728172021-03-11T03:35:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72817/ Gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of lead bismuth germanoborate glasses Ashok, Kumar Dong, M. G. Sayyed, M. I. Narayana, Gandham Lakshmi Xue, X. X. Mahdi, Mohd Adzir The gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of the lead bismuth germanoborate glasses has been studied. The mass attenuation coefficients (μ/ρ) of the selected glasses have been obtained through both XCOM program and MCNP5 simulation code. The (μ/ρ) values calculated in both methods are found to be in good agreement and these values are used to calculate effective atomic number, mean free path, half-value layer and energy exposure buildup factors. The shielding effectiveness of these samples has been compared with that of window glasses and some standard shielding concretes. The lower values of mean free path point to the fact that the selected glasses are efficient gamma shields. Springer Verlag 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72817/1/Gamma-ray%20shielding%20effectiveness%20of%20lead%20bismuth%20germanoborate%20glasses%20.pdf Ashok, Kumar and Dong, M. G. and Sayyed, M. I. and Narayana, Gandham Lakshmi and Xue, X. X. and Mahdi, Mohd Adzir (2018) Gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of lead bismuth germanoborate glasses. Glass Physics and Chemistry, 44 (4). 292 - 299. ISSN 087-6596; ESSN:1608-313X https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S1087659618040089 10.1134/S1087659618040089
spellingShingle Ashok, Kumar
Dong, M. G.
Sayyed, M. I.
Narayana, Gandham Lakshmi
Xue, X. X.
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of lead bismuth germanoborate glasses
title Gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of lead bismuth germanoborate glasses
title_full Gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of lead bismuth germanoborate glasses
title_fullStr Gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of lead bismuth germanoborate glasses
title_full_unstemmed Gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of lead bismuth germanoborate glasses
title_short Gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of lead bismuth germanoborate glasses
title_sort gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of lead bismuth germanoborate glasses
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