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Experimental investigation of zinc sodium borate glass systems containing barium oxide for gamma radiation shielding applications

  • Aboalatta, A. (Medical Imaging Department, Al Azhar University-Gaza) ;
  • Asad, J. (Physics Department, Al Azhar University-Gaza) ;
  • Humaid, M. (Medical Imaging Department, Al Azhar University-Gaza) ;
  • Musleh, H. (Physics Department, Al Azhar University-Gaza) ;
  • Shaat, S.K.K. (Physics Department, Islamic University of Gaza) ;
  • Ramadan, Kh (Physics Department, Al Azhar University-Gaza) ;
  • Sayyed, M.I. (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Isra University) ;
  • Alajerami, Y. (Medical Imaging Department, Al Azhar University-Gaza) ;
  • Aldahoudi, N. (Physics Department, Al Azhar University-Gaza)
  • Received : 2020.12.12
  • Accepted : 2021.04.01
  • Published : 2021.09.25
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Abstract

Sodium zinc borate glasses doped with dysprosium and modified with different concentrations of barium oxide (0-50 mol %) were fabricated using the melting quenching technique. The structural properties of the prepared glass systems were characterized using XRD and FTIR methods. The absorption spectra of the prepared glasses were measured to determine their energy gap and their related optical properties. The density of the glasses and other physical parameters were also reported. Additionally, with the help of Photon Shielding and Dosimetry (PSD) software, we investigated the radiation shielding parameters of the prepared glass systems at different energy values. It was found that an increase in the density of the glasses by increasing the concentration of BaO significantly improved the gamma ray shielding ability of the samples. For practical results, a compatible irradiation set up was designed to check the shielding capability of the obtained glasses using a gamma ray source at 662 keV. The experimentally obtained results strongly agreed with the data obtained by PDS software at the same energy. These results demonstrated that the investigated glass system is a good candidate for several radiation shielding applications when comparing it with other commercial shielding glasses and concretes.

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