Transmission Factor (TF) Behavior of Bi 2 O 3 –TeO 2 –Na 2 O–TiO 2 –ZnO Glass System: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study

Huseyin O. Tekin, Ghada ALMisned, Gulfem Susoy, Fatema T. Ali, Duygu Sen Baykal, Antoaneta Ene, Shams A. M. Issa, Yasser S. Rammah and Hesham M. H. Zakaly
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Huseyin O. Tekin: Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates
Ghada ALMisned: Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
Gulfem Susoy: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34134, Turkey
Fatema T. Ali: Center for Advanced Materials Research, Research Institute of Sciences and Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates
Duygu Sen Baykal: Vocational School of Health Sciences, Medical Imaging Techniques, Istanbul Kent University, Istanbul 34433, Turkey
Antoaneta Ene: INPOLDE Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, 47 Domneasca Street, 800008 Galati, Romania
Shams A. M. Issa: Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47512, Saudi Arabia
Yasser S. Rammah: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Koom 32511, Egypt
Hesham M. H. Zakaly: Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: The main objective of the present work was to assess the gamma radiation shielding competencies and gamma radiation transmission factors (TFs) for some tellurite glasses in the form of Bi 2 O 3 –TeO 2 –Na 2 O–TiO 2 –ZnO. MCNPX general-purpose Monte Carlo code (version 2.6.0) was utilized for the determination of TF values at various well-known radioisotope energies for different glass thicknesses from 0.5 cm to 3 cm. Moreover, some important gamma ray shielding properties were also determined in the 0.015–15 MeV energy range. The results show that glass densities were improved from 5.401 g/cm 3 to 6.138 g·cm 3 as a function of Bi 2 O 3 increment in the glass composition. A S5 glass sample with the maximum Bi 2 O 3 additive was reported with superior gamma ray shielding properties among the studied glasses. It can be concluded that Bi 2 O 3 can be used as a functional tool in terms of improving glass density and, accordingly, gamma ray shielding attenuation properties of tellurite glasses, where the role Bi 2 O 3 is also critical for other material properties, such as structural, optical, and mechanical.

Keywords: Bi 2 O 3 –TeO 2 –Na 2 O–TiO 2 –ZnO glass system; radiation shielding; MCNPX (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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