Investigation of radiation shielding properties for some ceramics
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Mustafa R. Kacal
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Ferdi Akman
Abstract
In this work, the radiation shielding parameters like mass and linear attenuation coefficient, half value layer, tenth value layer, mean free path, effective atomic number, effective electron density, exposure buildup factor and fast neutron removal cross section were examined for the peridot, aluminum nitride, ruby, yttrium oxide, magnesium silicate, and silicon nitride ceramic samples. Furthermore, the dependence of the effective conductivity on the energy was investigated. The experimental studies were carried out in the photon energy range of 81 keV–1333 keV using a high resolution HPGe detector and six different radioactive sources. The experimental results were validated with the theoretical results and a good agreement was observed for all samples. The yttrium oxide has more shielding effectiveness for γ radiation, while magnesium silicate, aluminum nitride and silicon nitride possess least γ-ray shielding. However, the optimum neutron shielding material is ruby.
Acknowledgements
This paper was produced from the project (number: FEN-BAP-A-160317-23) supported by The Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Giresun University.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Electrochemical and thermodynamic properties of U4+ and U3+ on Mo electrode in LiCl-KCl eutectic
- Speciation of technetium in carbonate media under helium ions and γ radiation
- Effect of sulfate on sorption of Eu(III) by Na-montmorillonite
- Effect of grain size on radon emanation coefficient, surface and mass exhalation rates and the correlation coefficient between them in different masses of soil and phosphate fertilizer
- Ratio primary reference measurement procedure (RPRMP) for the certification of chromium content in biological reference materials
- Photon activation analysis of sand samples from Antalya in Turkey with a clinical electron linear accelerator
- 68Ga@pyridine-functionalized MCM-41 mesoporous silica: a novel radio labeled composite for diagnostic applications
- Kinetics of nonisothermal dehydration of unirradiated and γ-ray irradiated neodymium (III) acetate hydrate
- Investigation of radiation shielding properties for some ceramics
