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Exploring the Impact of PbO in Improving the Gamma Radiation Shielding Characteristics of Silicate Glasses

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The main objective of this study is to demonstrate the different radiation shielding parameters for SiO2-PbO-Na2O-B2O3 glass systems using Phy-X software. The mass attenuation coefficient (MAC) for the prepared glasses showed an increasing trend with the PbO content, where the glass with highest PbO has the highest MAC values. The calculated MAC values for the free PbO glass PbO are 0.107 and 0.085 cm2/g at energies of 0.284 MeV and 0.511 MeV, respectively. Conversely, for the glass containing 10 mol% PbO, the corresponding MAC values are 0.196 and 0.103 cm2/g. The effective atomic number (Zeff) for the free PbO glass is almost constant, while the addition of PbO to the other glasses causes an enhancement in the Zeff. The Zeff values for the glass with 5, 10 and 15 mol% PbO at 0.347 MeV are 11.49, 14.73, and 17.84 respectively. The half value layer for Pb0 sample changed from 2.707 cm to 0.284 MeV to 3.835 cm at 0.662 MeV. The mean free path (MFP) showed a downward relationship with the PbO content, where the glass with 15 mol% PbO has more interactions in a smaller distance, leading to more attenuation.

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Sayyed, M.I. Exploring the Impact of PbO in Improving the Gamma Radiation Shielding Characteristics of Silicate Glasses. Silicon 16, 1535–1542 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-023-02776-x

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