1Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Girls Branch, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Applied Mathematics and Physics.
2013,
Vol. 1 No. 4, 143-146
DOI: 10.12691/amp-1-4-7
Copyright © 2013 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: H. A. Saudi. Lead Phosphate Glass Containing Boron and Lithium Oxides as a Shielding Material for Neutron- and Gamma-Radiation.
Applied Mathematics and Physics. 2013; 1(4):143-146. doi: 10.12691/amp-1-4-7.
Correspondence to: H. A. Saudi, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Girls Branch, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. Email:
heba_saudi@yahoo.comAbstract
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.
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