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Gamma radiation shielding properties of (x)Bi2O3–(0.5 – x)ZnO–0.2B2O3–0.3SiO2 glass system Cover

Gamma radiation shielding properties of (x)Bi2O3–(0.5 – x)ZnO–0.2B2O3–0.3SiO2 glass system

Nukleonika
Volume 69 (2024): Issue 1 (March 2024)
By: Bonginkosi Vincent Kheswa  
Open Access
|Feb 2024

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Linear attenuation coefficient of glass samples S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5.

Fig. 2.

Mass attenuation coefficient of glass samples S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5.

Fig. 3.

Comparison of LAC from Phy-X/PSD and XCOM for S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5.

Fig. 4.

Half-value layer of glass samples S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5.

Fig. 5.

Tenth-value layer of glass samples S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5.

Fig. 6.

Mean-free path of glass samples S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5.

Fig. 7.

Effective atomic number of glass samples S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5.

Fig. 8.

Comparison of the half-value layer with literature at 0.662 MeV.

Fig. 9.

Comparison of the half-value layer with literature at 1.332 MeV.

Fig. 10.

Second comparison of the half-value layer with literature at 0.662 MeV.

he chemical contents (mol%) of glass samples used in this study [15]

Sample codeBi2O3ZnOB2O3SiO2Density (g/cm3)
S1104020304.59
S2203020304.97
S3302020305.87
S4401020306.20
S545520306.31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2024-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
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Language: English
Page range: 23 - 29
Submitted on: May 22, 2023
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Accepted on: Sep 20, 2023
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Published on: Feb 23, 2024
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Bismuth-oxide,
Glass,
BiO–ZnO–BO–SiO,
γ-ray shielding,
Heavy metal oxide
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Nuclear chemistry,
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