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Glasses of various types are widely used in radiation shielding. The problems involved in the effect of different types of radiation on glasses and the choice of glass with greatest radiation stability become important in this area. The present article deals with these questions.Results of experimental investigations where glasses of different types were subjected to bombardment from a Co60 source and to bombardment in a nuclear reactor are discussed. Glasses of different composition, products of several different glassworks in the USSR, were tested. Techniques for enhancing the radiation stability of the glasses are recommended in this article. Those characteristics of glasses which provide a fairly complete picture of the radiation response of the materials, e. g., index of stability, index of saturation, minimum transparency, coefficient of rate of darkening, are introduced.
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In conclusion, I would like to express my acknowledgment to G. Ya. Vasil'ev and Yu, Ya. Zhelazova for their kind assistance in performing the experimental research discussed herein.
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Brekhovskikh, S.M. On the change in the color and transparency of glasses when bombarded by gamma rays from a Co60 source and in a nuclear reactor. The Soviet Journal of Atomic Energy 8, 29–34 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01491228
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01491228