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Gamma-ray shielding properties of zinc oxide soda lime silica glasses

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In the present work, the gamma ray shielding properties of zinc oxide soda lime silica, (ZnO)x(SLS)1−x glasses with 0 ≥ x ≥ 50 wt% have been investigated. By using WinXCom computer software, the mass attenuation coefficient (µ/ρ) and half value layer (HVL) for total photon interaction in the energy range of 1 keV–100 GeV were calculated. Furthermore and by Geometric Progression method exposure buildup factor values were calculated for incident photon energy 0.015–15 MeV up to penetration depths of 40 mfp (mean free path). The addition of zinc oxide (ZnO) into soda lime silica (SLS) glass resulted in an increase the mass attenuation coefficient and decreases both the half value layer and exposure buildup factor. The obtained results of the selected glass series have been compared, in terms of mass attenuation coefficient, half value layer and exposure buildup factor with some common shielding materials. The shielding effectiveness of the selected glasses is found comparable to that of common ones; which indicates that the SLS glasses with suitable ZnO content may be developed as gamma ray shielding materials.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    M. I. Sayyed, B. O. Elbashir & Shams A. M. Issa

  2. Unité de Recherche de Physique Nucléaire et des Hautes Energies, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia

    Y. Elmahroug

  3. Institute of Laser, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum, Sudan

    B. O. Elbashir

  4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

    Shams A. M. Issa

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Sayyed, M.I., Elmahroug, Y., Elbashir, B.O. et al. Gamma-ray shielding properties of zinc oxide soda lime silica glasses. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 4064–4074 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-6022-z

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