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Gamma Radiation And Neutron Shielding Properties Of Transparent Alkali Borosilicate Glass Containing Lead, Elsayed Salama, Abeer Maher, Gamal Youssef

Basic Science Engineering

In this study, lithium sodium borosilicate glasses with chemical compositions of xPbO-40B₂O₃25Na₂O5Li₂O-(30 - x)SiO₂ (where x = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 mol%) were prepared by using the conventional melt-quenching technique. The amorphous nature and the effects of Pb+2 ions in the glass structure were explored by using X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses, respectively. The gamma radiation and neutron shielding properties of the glass system were investigated by determining the mass attenuation coefficients, half value layer, gamma-ray exposure build-up factor (EBF), and fast neutron removal cross …