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Characterization of some radiation shielding, optical, and physical properties of fluorophosphate glasses modified by Sm3+

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Fluorophosphates glass systems with a composition of 70(P2O5)–20(LiF)–10(AlF3)–x (Sm2O3): x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.5, 1, and 3 mol% have been synthesized and characterized in relation to their shielding, optical, and physical properties. The optical transmittance in UV–visible near IR region displays high transparency of the glasses and strong transmission bands with good stability after gamma irradiation. Studying thermal properties of the glasses by DTA and many of their physical parameters e.g. optical energy gap Eopt, refractive index (n), optical transmittance coefficient (T), reflection loss (RL), optical electronegativity (X) as well as dielectric constants, provides acceptable thermal and physical stability of the glasses. Gamma, neutron, alpha and proton radiation shielding perspectives have been also inspected comprehensively by a simulated model using Monte Carlo code MCNP5. Adopting Phy-X/PSD software, μm revealed great compliance with MCNP5. By applying (μ/ρ) output for gamma at different energies, Zeff, Neff, HVL, and TVL have been also estimated. All the data approve the exemplary absorption ability of the glasses for the lower energy photons as confirmed by radiation transmission. Each increase in Sm3+mol% makes an increment of thermal neutron and gamma attenuation, providing the protecting properties of the glasses against gamma, neutron, proton and alpha particles. Furthermore, alpha mass (ΨA) and proton stopping powers (ΨP) as well as alpha (ΦA) and proton projected ranges (ΦP) were computed by SRIM code for all glasses at 10 keV–10 meV kinetic energy range for estimating the glasses shielding properties.

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    E. M. Abou Hussein & F. M. Ezz Eldin

  2. Radiation Safety Department, Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA), Cairo, Egypt

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Abou Hussein, E.M., Madbouly, A.M. & Ezz Eldin, F.M. Characterization of some radiation shielding, optical, and physical properties of fluorophosphate glasses modified by Sm3+. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 25933–25951 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05368-w

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