Monte Carlo simulation of a waste soda–lime–silica glass system containing Sb2O3 for gamma-ray shielding

RB Malidarre, F Kulali, A Inal… - Emerging Materials …, 2020 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Gamma radiation has destructive effects on persons who are exposed to it and can cause
damage to healthy tissues. Therefore, shielding materials are necessary for protecting …

Radiation Attenuation Properties of Zinc-Borosilicate Glasses Containing Al2O3 and Gd2O3

N Alfryyan, ZA Alrowaili, S Alomairy, IM Nabil… - Silicon, 2023 - Springer
This study explores the radiation shielding properties of an xGd2O3–(60-x) ZnO–15B2O3–
5Al2O3–20SiO2 glass system (x= 0—3 mol%) glass system using FLUKA and XCOM …

Theoretical and experimental gamma-rays attenuation characteristics of waste soda-lime glass doped with La2O3 and Gd2O3

R Kurtulus, T Kavas, I Akkurt, K Gunoglu - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study explored the gamma-rays shielding characteristics of waste soda-lime
glass (SLG) containing lanthanum oxide (La 2 O 3) and gadolinium oxide (Gd 2 O 3) by …

Sensitivity analysis of gamma-ray shielding characteristics to the TiO2 concentration in the Bi2O3–ZnO–Pb3O4–Al2O3 glass sample based on the Monte Carlo …

A Arvaneh, A Asadi, SA Hosseini - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, the MCNP Monte Carlo (MC) code, was adopted for evaluation the properties
of protection against gamma-rays of the glass system with the composition of (55-x) Bi 2 O 3 …

Enhancement of the Shielding Capability of Soda–Lime Glasses with Sb2O3 Dopant: A Potential Material for Radiation Safety in Nuclear Installations

MI Sayyed, KA Mahmoud, OL Tashlykov… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Elastic moduli were theoretically computed using the Makishima–Mackenzie model for SiO2–
Na2O–CaO glasses doped with Sb2O3 contents. The calculated elastic moduli (Young's …

Monte Carlo simulation on shielding properties of neutron-gamma from 252Cf source for Alumino-Boro-Silicate Glasses

RB Malidarre, I Akkurt, T Kavas - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Neutron-gamma attenuation characteristics of the Alumino-Boro-Silicate (ABS) glasses were
estimated based on MCNPX simulation and theoretical calculations. The watt fission …

Investigation of the gamma-ray shielding performance of the B2O3-Bi2O3-ZnO-Li2O glasses based on the Monte Carlo approach

A Asadi, SA Hosseini - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The purpose of this article is to investigate the shielding performance of the B 2 O 3-Bi 2 O 3-
ZnO-Li 2 O glasses against the gamma-ray. To this end, the attenuation parameters of the …

Nuclear radiation shielding using barium borosilicate glass ceramics

E Kavaz, FI El_Agawany, HO Tekin… - Journal of Physics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study assessed the ability of glass ceramics that included zirconolite and barite to
protect against different kinds of radiation. Firstly, the mass attenuation coefficient (μ/ρ) …

The radiation-shielding properties of ternary SiO2–SnO–SnF2 glasses: simulation and theoretical study

FI El-Agawany, OL Tashlykov, KA Mahmoud… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the shielding capabilities of five selected glasses with a (100-x) SiO 2-x (SnO+
SnF 2) chemical composition (x= 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 mol%) have been investigated. The …

Repercussions of yttrium oxides on radiation shielding capacity of sodium-silicate glass system: experimental and Monte Carlo simulation study

OL Tashlykov, SG Vlasova, IS Kovyazina… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
Five glass samples with composition 37.5 Na 2 O+(61.1− x) SiO 2+ x Y 2 O 3, x= 1, 2, 5, 5.7
and 6 mol% were synthesized using the melting methods at temperatures varying between …