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The gamma radiation shielding properties of tin-doped composites: experimental and theoretical comparison

  • Meryem Yılmaz EMAIL logo and Ferdi Akman ORCID logo
Published/Copyright: May 6, 2025
Radiochimica Acta
From the journal Radiochimica Acta Volume 113 Issue 7

Abstract

In this study, the gamma radiation shielding properties of tin (Sn)-containing polymer composites were investigated. A polymer matrix was created with cobalt octoate (6 %), methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP), and unsaturated polyester resin. Then, as filler, Sn was introduced to this polymer matrix at specific rates. The mass attenuation coefficients, linear attenuation coefficients, radiation transmission factor, half value layers, mean free path values, and effective atomic numbers parameters were acquired in order to investigate the gamma radiation attenuation properties of the fabricated polymer composites. The HPGe detector was used to conduct experimental research at 22 distinct energies emitted from 22Na, 54Mn, 57Co, 60Co, 133Ba, 137Cs, 152Eu and 241Am radioactive sources in the photon energy range of 59.5–1,408.0 keV. The theoretical results and each acquired experimental result were compared. It was found that the sample encoded with Sn (20 %) provides the best gamma radiation protection among the composites under study.

Keywords: tin; radiation shielding; polymer composite; HPGe; WinXCOM
Corresponding author: Meryem Yılmaz, Department of Physics, Bingöl University, Faculty of Arts and Science, 12000, Bingöl, Türkiye, E-mail:

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Received: 2024-12-18
Accepted: 2025-04-23
Published Online: 2025-05-06
Published in Print: 2025-07-28

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