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Gamma and neutron shielding performance of some heavy metal-incorporated borate glasses

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Gamma and fast neutron shielding performances of some borate-based glasses, recently synthesised by other researchers, in the form 39H\(_3\)BO\(_3+30\)PbO\(+\)20MO\(+\)10Bi\(_2\)O\(_3+\)1Dy\(_2\)O\(_3\) (with M\(=\)Ca, Sr, Ba, Na\(_2\) and K\(_2\)) have been investigated. The gamma shielding ability of the glasses with doped heavy metals was studied for photons with 20, 30, 40, 60, 100, 200, 284 and 511 keV energies by exploiting the mass attenuation coefficients, half-value layers, mean free paths and effective atomic numbers. It was concluded that the glass with SrO has a better shielding performance at 20 and 30 keV. For photons with energies above 30 keV, up to 511 keV, the glass having BaO is superior in terms of gamma shielding ability. Furthermore, the glass containing SrO was shown to have the best performance against fast neutrons among the glasses under investigation.

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    Mehmet Bektasoglu & Mosleh Ali Mohammad

  2. College of Medical and Applied Sciences, Charmo University, Chamchamal, Iraq

    Mosleh Ali Mohammad

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Bektasoglu, M., Mohammad, M.A. Gamma and neutron shielding performance of some heavy metal-incorporated borate glasses. Pramana - J Phys 96, 70 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-022-02309-y

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