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Investigation of some radiation interaction parameters with aluminum–boron alloys

  • Mohamed M.E. Breky ORCID logo , Ashraf M. Abdelmonem und Mohamed F. Attallah ORCID logo EMAIL logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 14. April 2025
Radiochimica Acta
Aus der Zeitschrift Radiochimica Acta Band 113 Heft 6

Abstract

Aluminum–boron alloys with different boron contents have been fabricated using the stir-casting technique. A comparative research was done to determine the optimal radiation shielding parameters for the synthesized metal alloys. The radiation shielding parameters obtained include the linear attenuation coefficient (μ), total mass attenuation coefficient (MAC), half-value layer (HVL), tenth-value layer (TVL), mean free path (MFP), effective atomic number (Zeff), electron density number (Neff), and absorbed dose rate (Dr). Theoretical findings were derived using web-based tools, the Phy-X/PSD and Py-MLBUF software, and were interpolated at specific energy levels. Reasonable agreement was observed, and the variance between experimental MAC and theoretical values with relative deviations (|RD|%) were ranged from 1.39 to 8.94 %. The highest values for the fast neutron removal cross-section (FNRC) and the macroscopic cross-section (MRCS), for S5 are 0.104 and 0.119, respectively. The range of H+, He+2, Ti+4, Bi+5, and Dy+3 ions through the investigated alloys was computed with the SRIM Monte Carlo software in a wide energy range from 0.01 to 20 MeV. The ESTAR NIST program calculated the total stopping power (TSP) and range (R) values for electron interactions over the 10−2–103 MeV energy range. At the 20 MeV ions, energy through the investigated alloys target the ascending order of ions range is RBi+5 < RDy+3 < RTi+4 < RHe+2 < RH+. As the electron energy increased, S1, which has the highest density, gave the highest TSP. The CSDA range of the electrons was higher in low density sample.

Keywords: radiation shielding; aluminum–boron alloys; effective atomic number; mass attenuation coefficient; nuclear and radiation protection
Corresponding author: Mohamed F. Attallah, Analytical Chemistry and Control Department, Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, 13759 Abu Zaabal, Cairo, Egypt, E-mail:

  1. Research ethics: Not applicable.

  2. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  3. Author contributions: M.M.E. Breky: methodology, investigation, formal analysis, validation, writing – original draft; A.M. Abdelmonem: writing – original draft, validation, software, resources, methodology, investigation, formal analysis, conceptualization; M.F. Attallah: conceptualization, validation, resources, project administration, supervision, Writing – review & editing. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

  4. Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.

  5. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interest.

  6. Research funding: None declared.

  7. Data availability: Data will be made available on request.

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Supplementary Material

This article contains supplementary material (https://doi.org/10.1515/ract-2024-0376).

Received: 2024-12-12
Accepted: 2025-03-22
Published Online: 2025-04-14
Published in Print: 2025-06-26

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radiation shielding; aluminum–boron alloys; effective atomic number; mass attenuation coefficient; nuclear and radiation protection

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Original Papers
  3. Synthesis of amide imidazole-based functionalized ionic liquid for separation of Th/Pu
  4. Measurement of integral cross sections of some neutron induced reactions on rubidium at a TRIGA reactor: comparison with integrated data from evaluated data libraries
  5. Production and purification of research scale 161Tb using cation-exchange semi-preparative HPLC for radiopharmaceutical applications
  6. The enhancement of mtrABDEF gene expressions in Shewanella azerbaijanica, through acclimation in high uranium concentrations
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