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PbO–PbF2–B2O3–SiO2 Glasses: Exploring the Impact of PbF2 in Modulating Radiation Shielding Characteristics

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In this work, we reported the radiation-shielding properties of PbO-PbF2-B2O3-SiO2 glass systems. Using Phy-X software, we determined the mass and linear attenuation coefficients, and other related parameters to understand the radiation-shielding performance of these glasses. The mass attenuation coefficient (MAC) values for the glasses at 0.284 MeV range from 0.308 to 0.355 cm2/g, while at 1.333 MeV they are all around 0.055 cm2/g. The MAC results demonstrated that the attenuation capability of the glasses decreased when faced against higher energy photons, while they have better attenuation performing against lower energy radiation. Glass with a composition of 14PbO-42PbF2-14B2O3-30SiO2 possesses the highest MAC and LAC, which means that this glass has the greatest advantage over the other samples. We evaluated the percentage decrease in half value layer (HVL) between the glasses with 21 and 42 mol% of PbF2 and 42PbF2. At 0.284 MeV, the percentage decrease is equal to 24.8%, demonstrating a huge advantage in adding more PbF2 at low energies. As the photon energy increases to 1.333 MeV, the percentage decreases to 13.6%. We investigated the relation between the tenth value layer (TVL) of the glasses and their PbF2 to B2O3 ratio, and we found that the ratio varies from 0.6 to 3 cm. This indicated that raising the PbF2 content relative to the concentration of B2O3 leads to a glass with greater space efficiency. The mean free path (MFP) values for the glasses at 0.284 MeV are equal to 0.669, 0.587, 0.538, and 0.503 cm at 21, 28, 35, and 42 PbF2 mol%, respectively,

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Sayyed, M.I. PbO–PbF2–B2O3–SiO2 Glasses: Exploring the Impact of PbF2 in Modulating Radiation Shielding Characteristics. Silicon 16, 1321–1328 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-023-02764-1

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