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Estimation of gamma-rays, and fast and the thermal neutrons attenuation characteristics for bismuth tellurite and bismuth boro-tellurite glass systems

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Gamma-rays and fast and thermal neutron attenuation features of (Bi2O3)x–(TeO2)(100−x) (where x = 5, 8, 10, 12, and 15 mol%) and [(TeO2)0.7–(B2O3)0.3](1−x)–(Bi2O3)x (where x = 0.05, 0.10, 0,15, 0.20, 0.25, and 0.3 mol%) glass systems have been explored and compared. For all samples, mass attenuation coefficients (μ/ρ) are estimated within 0.015–15 MeV photon energy range by MCNP5 simulation code and correlated with WinXCom results, which showed a satisfactory agreement between computed μ/ρ values by these both methods. Additionally, effective atomic number (Zeff), effective electron density (Neff), half-value layer (HVL), tenth-value layer (TVL), mean free path (MFP), total atomic cross-section (σa), and total electronic cross-section (σe) are calculated by utilizing μ/ρ values. The μ/ρ, Zeff, and Neff are energy dependent and have higher values at the lowest energy and smaller values at higher energies. Moreover, using the G–P fitting method as a function of penetration depth (up to 40 mfp) and incident photon energy (0.015–15 MeV range), exposure buildup factors (EBFs) and energy absorption buildup factors (EABFs) are evaluated. Both 85TeO2–15Bi2O3 (mol%) and 49TeO2–21B2O3–30Bi2O3 (mol%) samples, by possessing higher values of Zeff, exhibit minimum EBF and EABF values. Highest μ/ρ, Zeff values and lowest HVL, TVL, MFP values of 49TeO2–21B2O3–30Bi2O3 (mol%) sample indicated its better gamma-ray absorption capability among all selected glasses. Further, macroscopic effective removal cross-section for fast neutrons (ΣR), coherent scattering cross-section (σcs), incoherent scattering cross-section (σics), absorption cross-section (σA), and total cross-section (σT) values for thermal neutron attenuation have been computed. Among all samples, 49TeO2–21B2O3–30Bi2O3 (mol%) glass possesses a better ΣR value for fast neutron attenuation, while the largest ‘σT’ value of 66.5TeO2–28.5B2O3–5Bi2O3 (mol%) sample suggests its good thermal neutron absorption efficiency.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported in part by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. NRF-2018R1A5A1025137) and in part by the Research Fund of Hanyang University (No. HY-2015-G). The author (Imen Kebaili) gratefully thanks the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this work through General Research Project under Grant Number (G.R.P-254-40).

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  1. Intelligent Construction Automation Center, Kyungpook National University, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea

    G. Lakshminarayana

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    Imen Kebaili & A. Dahshan

  3. Laboratoire de Physique Appliquée, Groupe de Physique des Matériaux Luminescents, Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, Université de Sfax, BP 1171, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia

    Imen Kebaili

  4. Department of Resource and Environment, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China

    M. G. Dong

  5. Department of Physics, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey

    M. S. Al-Buriahi

  6. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt

    A. Dahshan

  7. Institute of Optoelectronics and Measuring Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czestochowa University of Technology, 17 Armii Krajowej Str., 42-200, Czestochowa, Poland

    I. V. Kityk

  8. School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea

    Dong-Eun Lee

  9. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15588, Republic of Korea

    Jonghun Yoon

  10. Department of Robotics Engineering, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15588, Republic of Korea

    Taejoon Park

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Lakshminarayana, G., Kebaili, I., Dong, M.G. et al. Estimation of gamma-rays, and fast and the thermal neutrons attenuation characteristics for bismuth tellurite and bismuth boro-tellurite glass systems. J Mater Sci 55, 5750–5771 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-04446-4

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