Open AccessApplication of GATE/GEANT 4 code in investigation of gamma shielding effectiveness of glass materials
Author(s) -
E. Salama,
Abeer Maher
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1253/1/012032
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , electromagnetic shielding , attenuation , consistency (knowledge bases) , radiation shielding , mass attenuation coefficient , code (set theory) , materials science , computational physics , physics , nuclear engineering , analytical chemistry (journal) , computer science , composite material , optics , engineering , chemistry , mathematics , statistics , chromatography , artificial intelligence , set (abstract data type) , programming language
GATE/GEANT4 code-based Monte Carlo simulations have been conducted and validated for the purpose of studying the mass attenuation coefficient of xR m O n : (100-x) SiO 2 glass systems (where R m O n are Bi 2 O 3 , PbO and BaO, with 30 ≤ x ≤ 70 % by weight) at 662 keV. The results came in agreement with the ones previously obtained through WinXcom program. Consistency between simulation and experimental results is confirmed by using χ 2 test. The obtained results suggest the validity of using GATE for estimation of mass attenuation for different material compositions at different energies. This specific study recommends GATE simulation code as a suitable tool to investigate materials in the field of radiation shielding as an alternative to the experimental method.