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

Materials

Huseyin Ozan Tekin¹  Ghada ALMisned²  Gokhan Kilic³  Miray Çelikbilek Ersundu⁴  Ali Erçin Ersundu⁴  Antoaneta Ene⁵  Hesham M. H. Zakaly⁶  Shams A. M. Issa⁷ 

[1] Department of Medical Diagnostic Imaging, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates;Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia;Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir 26040, Turkey;Glass Research and Development Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul 34220, Turkey;INPOLDE Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, Physics and Environment, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, 47 Domneasca Street, 800008 Galati, Romania;Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt;Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71451, Saudi Arabia;

关键词: HMO glasses;    radiation shielding;    TeO₂;    Sb₂O₃;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ma14154330

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

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