Open AccessNeutron shielding properties of a borated high-density glass
Author(s) -
Aly Saeed,
Shazly El,
Mohamed El-Okr,
A. M. Abou El-Azm,
Y. H. Elbashar,
M.N.H. Comsan,
W.A. Kansouh,
A.R. El-Sersy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nuclear technology and radiation protection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1452-8185
pISSN - 1451-3994
DOI - 10.2298/ntrp1702120s
Subject(s) - materials science , neutron radiation , electromagnetic shielding , neutron , attenuation , collimated light , attenuation coefficient , mass attenuation coefficient , radiation , neutron temperature , gamma ray , boron , radiochemistry , nuclear physics , optics , physics , composite material , chemistry , laser
The neutron shielding properties of a borated high density glass system was characterized experimentally. The total removal macroscopic cross-section of fast neutrons, slow neutrons as well as the linear attenuation coefficient of total gamma rays, primary in addition to secondary, were measured experimentally under good geometric condition to characterize the attenuation properties of (75-x) B2O3-1Li2O-5MgO-5ZnO-14Na2O-xBaO glassy system. Slabs of different thicknesses from the investigated glass system were exposed to a collimated beam of neutrons emitted from 252Cf and 241Am-Be neutron sources in order to measure the attenuation properties of fast and slow neutrons as well as total gamma rays. Results confirmed that barium borate glass was suitable for practical use in the field of radiation shielding