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Bi2O3–PbO–CdO–B2O3 glasses: competent candidates for radiation shielding

  • Dalal Abdullah Aloraini , Mohammad.I. Sayyed EMAIL logo , Aljawhara H. Almuqrin , Ashok Kumar and Karem. A. Mahmoud
Published/Copyright: July 14, 2022
Radiochimica Acta
From the journal Radiochimica Acta Volume 110 Issue 11

Abstract

The Bi2O3–PbO–CdO–B2O3 glasses were shaped via the melt-quenching process. The XRD spectra reveal that the glasses are composed of amorphous material. Four distinct bands may be seen in the FTIR spectra at wavelengths between 400 and 600, 600–800, 800–1200, and 1200–1500 cm−1 range. This is due to a variety of bond stretching and vibration modes present in the system. A Monte Carlo simulation was used to verify the radiation shielding capabilities. The µ values grow as the amount of Bi2O3 in the manufactured glasses increases. The rise in µ values was coupled with a drop in the Δ0.5 values when the Bi2O3 concentration was increased. Additionally, the TF and RPE values were influenced by the enhancement in the µ values, with the RPE increasing from 34.61 to 44.42 percent and the TF values decreasing from 65.39 to 55.58 percent at 0.662 MeV when the Bi2O3 concentration was increased. The study showed that raising the Bi2O3 content improves the shielding capabilities. Thus, the produced glass samples, particularly BPCB25, exhibit excellent shielding capabilities, making them suitable for use in radiation shielding fields.

Keywords: borateglasses; Monte Carlo; radiation shielding; structural properties
Corresponding author: Mohammad.I. Sayyed, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Isra University, Amman, Jordan, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

The authors express their gratitude to Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project number (PNURSP2022R57), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Received: 2022-05-10
Accepted: 2022-06-27
Published Online: 2022-07-14
Published in Print: 2022-11-25

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