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Gamma Ray Shielding Study of Barium-Bismuth-Borosilicate Glasses as Transparent Shielding Materials using MCNP-4C Code, XCOM Program, and Available Experimental Data

Bagheri, Reza (Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research School (NFCRS), Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI), Atomic Energy Organization of Iran)
Moghaddam, Alireza Khorrami (Radiology Department, Paramedical Faculty, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences)
Yousefnia, Hassan (Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research School (NFCRS), Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI), Atomic Energy Organization of Iran)

Publication Information

Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.49, no.1, 2017 , pp. 216-223 More about this Journal

Abstract

In this work, linear and mass attenuation coefficients, effective atomic number and electron density, mean free paths, and half value layer and $10^{th}$ value layer values of barium-bismuth-borosilicate glasses were obtained for 662 keV, 1,173 keV, and 1,332 keV gamma ray energies using MCNP-4C code and XCOM program. Then obtained data were compared with available experimental data. The MCNP-4C code and XCOM program results were in good agreement with the experimental data. Barium-bismuth-borosilicate glasses have good gamma ray shielding properties from the shielding point of view.

Keywords

Barium-Bismuth-Borosilicate Glass; Effective Atomic Number and Electron Density; Half Value Layer and $10^{th}$ Value Layer; Mass Attenuation Coefficient; Mean Free Path; MCNP-4C; XCOM;

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