Photon Interaction Studies with Some Glasses and Building Materials

Gamma Radiation Shielding Properties of Steel and Iron Slags

“…Gamma ray interaction depends on the extent of absorption or scattering, incident energy, nature of the target material and also on the geometrical conditions. The knowledge of gamma ray interaction parameters [1] of the material provides not only better understanding of the degradation of energy but also a basis for safe handling of what might be admittedly harmful material. The accurate determination of interaction parameters is essential before a given material is used in any field.…”

FTIR structural investigation of gamma irradiated BaO–Na2O–B2O3–SiO2 glasses

“…Glasses are upcoming and promising materials of excellent radiation resistance and possible alternatives to concrete in the nuclear industry. This is because glasses are transparent to visible light as well as their properties can be largely modified through preparation techniques and by varying the compositional elements in contrast to concrete [3][4][5][6]. However, glass and its properties such as physical, electrical, structural and optical are subject to a various changes under the influence of high-energy radiation.…”

Photon interaction and energy absorption in glass: A transparent gamma ray shield

“…There is an increasing interest in heavy-metal oxide (HMO) glasses, based on for example PbO or Bi 2 O 3 , because of their good gamma ray shielding properties [7][8][9][10][11]. However, a high lead content lowers the melting point and the hardness of the glass.…”

“…Several authors have measured absorption coefficients, effective atomic numbers or effective electron densities of glasses at energies around 1 MeV [7][8][9][10][11][14][15][16][17], but there are almost no studies at lower and higher energies. In the present work, we have calculated the effective atomic number and related parameters at photon energies from 1 keV to 1 GeV for CaO-SrO-B 2 the NIST database [5].…”