Gamma-ray attenuation behaviors of hematite doped polymer composites
| Autor: | Mehmet Fatih Turhan, Hasan Polat, Mustafa Recep Kaçal, Iskender Demirkol, Ferdi Akman |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Giresun Üniversitesi, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Fizik Bölümü, Kaçal, Mustafa Recep |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Photon
Materials science Mean free path 020209 energy Analytical chemistry Energy Engineering and Power Technology Hematite Composite 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Photon energy Radiation 01 natural sciences 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Waste Management and Disposal 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Range (particle radiation) Attenuation WinXCOM Gamma-ray shielding Nuclear Energy and Engineering visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium HPGe detector Effective atomic number |
| Popis: | The studies for protection from gamma radiation have gained speed in recent years. Researchers are in search of a new material without toxic effects such as lead (Pb) and its derivatives. In this study, the polymer composites having different ratios of hematite (25, 50, 75 and 100%) were prepared. To determine the gamma radiation attenuation characteristics of the prepared composites, some gamma-ray radiation attenuation parameters such as transmission factor, mass and linear attenuation coefficients, half and tenth value layers, mean free path, effective atomic number and electron density, energy absorption build-up factor and exposure build-up factor were obtained. The experimental measurements were performed using an HPGe detector and eight different radioactive sources. The photon energies emitted from these sources range from 59.5 keV to 1408.0 keV. The obtained experimental results were compared with the theoretical ones and small differences were observed among them within the limits of experimental uncertainty. It was observed that the mass attenuation coefficients of prepared composites doped with 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% hematite in the range of 59.5–1408.0 keV photon energy were changed between 0.3301–0.0551, 0.4254–0.0545, 0.4943–0.0540 and 0.5461–0.0537 cm2 g−1, respectively. It was reported that the hematite (100%) polymer composite sample is a better gamma radiation shielding material than other prepared composites. This paper produced from project (number: BAP-TBMYO.2018.00.001) supported by The Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Bingöl University. |
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