Lead Phosphate Glass Containing Boron and Lithium Oxides as a Shielding Material for Neutron- and Gamma-Radiation

H. A. Saudi^1,

¹Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Girls Branch, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

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H. A. Saudi. Lead Phosphate Glass Containing Boron and Lithium Oxides as a Shielding Material for Neutron- and Gamma-Radiation. American Journal of Public Health Research. 2013; 1(4):143-146. doi: 10.12691/amp-1-4-7

Abstract

A glass system with chemical formula: xLi₂O– (50_x) B₂O₃–40PbO–10P₂O₅ mole % is prepared to be used as radiation shield. The mass attenuation coefficient and half value layer of the glass system to gamma rays have been measured experimentally and compared with those determined from theoretical calculations using the mixture rule of WinXCom program. A database of effective mass removal cross-sections for fast neutrons is also introduced in this work.

Keywords:
lead phosphateglasses radiation shielding

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