Theoretical Investigation of the Influence of Different Heavy Metal Oxides Modifiers on ZnO-Bi2O3-B2O3-SiO2’s Photon- and Neutron-Shielding Capabilities Using the Monte Carlo Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials
3. Theory
3.1. Photon Attenuation
3.2. Neutron Attenuation
4. Methods
5. Effect of Na2O Modifier
6. Effect of Al2O3 Modifier
7. Effect of MgO Modifier
8. Effect of TiO2 Modifier
9. Effect of SrO Modifier
10. Effect of Sb2O3 Modifier
11. Effect of BaO Modifier
12. Comparison between the Influence of All Investigated Modifiers on the Shielding Properties of the Studied Glass
13. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Photon Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with Na2O Modifier | ||||
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1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Mass Attenuation Coefficients (cm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 87.95085 | 87.20085 | 84.20085 | 80.45068 | 76.70051 | 72.95034 |
20 | 25.89585 | 25.65458 | 24.68949 | 23.48322 | 22.27686 | 21.07059 |
30 | 8.96042 | 8.87720 | 8.54441 | 8.12835 | 7.71231 | 7.29628 |
40 | 4.19727 | 4.15893 | 4.00557 | 3.81387 | 3.62218 | 3.43047 |
50 | 2.34578 | 2.32496 | 2.24167 | 2.13757 | 2.03347 | 1.92936 |
60 | 1.47964 | 1.46703 | 1.41657 | 1.35349 | 1.29042 | 1.22734 |
70 | 1.01940 | 1.01114 | 0.97809 | 0.93680 | 0.89549 | 0.85419 |
80 | 0.74652 | 0.74082 | 0.71804 | 0.68957 | 0.66109 | 0.63261 |
90 | 0.56917 | 0.56513 | 0.54899 | 0.52882 | 0.50865 | 0.48848 |
100 | 1.23792 | 1.22712 | 1.18390 | 1.12986 | 1.07584 | 1.02181 |
200 | 0.29551 | 0.29376 | 0.28673 | 0.27796 | 0.26918 | 0.26040 |
300 | 0.16353 | 0.16293 | 0.16054 | 0.15754 | 0.15455 | 0.15155 |
400 | 0.12114 | 0.12086 | 0.11973 | 0.11832 | 0.11691 | 0.11550 |
500 | 0.10067 | 0.10052 | 0.09989 | 0.09910 | 0.09832 | 0.09753 |
600 | 0.08837 | 0.08827 | 0.08789 | 0.08740 | 0.08692 | 0.08643 |
700 | 0.07991 | 0.07984 | 0.07959 | 0.07927 | 0.07895 | 0.07863 |
800 | 0.07354 | 0.07350 | 0.07332 | 0.07310 | 0.07288 | 0.07266 |
900 | 0.06850 | 0.06847 | 0.06834 | 0.06818 | 0.06803 | 0.06787 |
1000 | 0.06434 | 0.06432 | 0.06423 | 0.06411 | 0.06400 | 0.06389 |
2000 | 0.04421 | 0.04420 | 0.04416 | 0.04412 | 0.04407 | 0.04402 |
3000 | 0.03706 | 0.03704 | 0.03696 | 0.03686 | 0.03675 | 0.03665 |
4000 | 0.03357 | 0.03354 | 0.03341 | 0.03325 | 0.03309 | 0.03293 |
5000 | 0.03163 | 0.03159 | 0.03142 | 0.03122 | 0.03101 | 0.03080 |
6000 | 0.03050 | 0.03045 | 0.03025 | 0.03000 | 0.02974 | 0.02949 |
7000 | 0.02983 | 0.02977 | 0.02954 | 0.02925 | 0.02895 | 0.02866 |
8000 | 0.02944 | 0.02937 | 0.02911 | 0.02879 | 0.02846 | 0.02814 |
9000 | 0.02922 | 0.02915 | 0.02887 | 0.02851 | 0.02816 | 0.02781 |
10,000 | 0.02913 | 0.02906 | 0.02875 | 0.02837 | 0.02799 | 0.02761 |
20,000 | 0.03041 | 0.03030 | 0.02985 | 0.02929 | 0.02873 | 0.02817 |
Neutron Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with Na2O Modifier | ||||
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1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Removal Cross Section (mm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 8.7100 | 8.7604 | 8.9642 | 9.2179 | 9.4722 | 9.7254 |
20 | 30.9580 | 31.3420 | 32.1710 | 29.0970 | 29.4840 | 28.3910 |
30 | 8.9307 | 8.9586 | 9.0650 | 9.1979 | 9.3330 | 9.4645 |
40 | 8.9773 | 8.9985 | 9.0933 | 9.2113 | 9.3303 | 9.4500 |
50 | 8.5718 | 8.6146 | 8.7781 | 8.9820 | 9.1850 | 9.3901 |
60 | 9.1666 | 9.1892 | 9.2787 | 9.3899 | 9.5023 | 9.6138 |
70 | 9.2569 | 9.2722 | 9.3347 | 9.4147 | 9.4941 | 9.5725 |
80 | 8.6195 | 8.6381 | 8.7173 | 8.8172 | 8.9136 | 9.0093 |
90 | 9.4511 | 9.4675 | 9.5037 | 9.5555 | 9.6072 | 9.6546 |
100 | 9.7032 | 9.7234 | 9.7422 | 9.7683 | 9.7945 | 9.8461 |
200 | 11.9290 | 11.9820 | 12.2440 | 12.5490 | 12.8490 | 13.1560 |
300 | 10.4910 | 10.5840 | 10.7410 | 10.9750 | 11.2290 | 11.4480 |
400 | 13.8890 | 13.9140 | 14.0180 | 14.1470 | 14.2740 | 14.4030 |
500 | 10.4000 | 10.3830 | 10.3170 | 10.2380 | 10.1540 | 10.0800 |
600 | 7.8604 | 7.9128 | 8.1227 | 8.3850 | 8.6476 | 8.9098 |
700 | 7.0423 | 7.1584 | 7.6229 | 8.2033 | 8.7835 | 9.3645 |
800 | 7.4406 | 7.5091 | 7.7837 | 8.1270 | 8.4719 | 8.8161 |
900 | 7.3745 | 7.4327 | 7.6658 | 7.9569 | 8.2481 | 8.5393 |
1000 | 14.7180 | 14.7110 | 14.6810 | 14.6450 | 14.6080 | 14.5720 |
2000 | 4.8276 | 4.8504 | 4.9394 | 5.0549 | 5.1727 | 5.2828 |
3000 | 4.1436 | 4.1648 | 4.2492 | 4.3548 | 4.4602 | 4.5657 |
4000 | 5.2860 | 5.2965 | 5.3383 | 5.3906 | 5.4427 | 5.4952 |
5000 | 4.0022 | 4.0107 | 4.0456 | 4.0890 | 4.1323 | 4.1756 |
6000 | 4.6448 | 4.6496 | 4.6701 | 4.6987 | 4.7251 | 4.7520 |
7000 | 3.5066 | 3.5141 | 3.5444 | 3.5819 | 3.6196 | 3.6571 |
8000 | 3.5054 | 3.5116 | 3.5363 | 3.5671 | 3.5982 | 3.6289 |
9000 | 3.9156 | 3.9206 | 3.9396 | 3.9635 | 3.9875 | 4.0115 |
10,000 | 3.9663 | 3.9714 | 3.9920 | 4.0177 | 4.0433 | 4.0690 |
20,000 | 4.2635 | 4.2722 | 4.3069 | 4.3504 | 4.3938 | 4.4372 |
Photon Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with Al2O3 Modifier | ||||
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1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Mass Attenuation Coefficients (cm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 87.95085 | 87.15763 | 83.98415 | 80.01720 | 76.05025 | 72.08331 |
20 | 25.89585 | 25.64898 | 24.66178 | 23.42780 | 22.19381 | 20.95975 |
30 | 8.96042 | 8.87559 | 8.53644 | 8.11250 | 7.68853 | 7.26458 |
40 | 4.19727 | 4.15831 | 4.00245 | 3.80763 | 3.61281 | 3.41798 |
50 | 2.34578 | 2.32466 | 2.24021 | 2.13465 | 2.02908 | 1.92353 |
60 | 1.47964 | 1.46687 | 1.41581 | 1.35198 | 1.28816 | 1.22433 |
70 | 1.01940 | 1.01105 | 0.97769 | 0.93597 | 0.89426 | 0.85255 |
80 | 0.74652 | 0.74078 | 0.71783 | 0.68915 | 0.66047 | 0.63179 |
90 | 0.56917 | 0.56511 | 0.54891 | 0.52865 | 0.50839 | 0.48813 |
100 | 1.23792 | 1.22712 | 1.18388 | 1.12983 | 1.07579 | 1.02175 |
200 | 0.29551 | 0.29378 | 0.28687 | 0.27823 | 0.26959 | 0.26094 |
300 | 0.16353 | 0.16296 | 0.16067 | 0.15781 | 0.15496 | 0.15210 |
400 | 0.12114 | 0.12088 | 0.11986 | 0.11857 | 0.11729 | 0.11601 |
500 | 0.10067 | 0.10054 | 0.10001 | 0.09934 | 0.09867 | 0.09801 |
600 | 0.08837 | 0.08829 | 0.08800 | 0.08762 | 0.08725 | 0.08687 |
700 | 0.07991 | 0.07986 | 0.07969 | 0.07947 | 0.07926 | 0.07904 |
800 | 0.07354 | 0.07352 | 0.07342 | 0.07330 | 0.07318 | 0.07305 |
900 | 0.06850 | 0.06848 | 0.06843 | 0.06837 | 0.06831 | 0.06824 |
1000 | 0.06434 | 0.06433 | 0.06431 | 0.06429 | 0.06427 | 0.06424 |
2000 | 0.04421 | 0.04421 | 0.04422 | 0.04423 | 0.04424 | 0.04425 |
3000 | 0.03706 | 0.03705 | 0.03700 | 0.03694 | 0.03687 | 0.03681 |
4000 | 0.03357 | 0.03354 | 0.03344 | 0.03330 | 0.03317 | 0.03304 |
5000 | 0.03163 | 0.03160 | 0.03144 | 0.03125 | 0.03106 | 0.03087 |
6000 | 0.03050 | 0.03045 | 0.03026 | 0.03002 | 0.02977 | 0.02953 |
7000 | 0.02983 | 0.02977 | 0.02954 | 0.02925 | 0.02897 | 0.02868 |
8000 | 0.02944 | 0.02937 | 0.02911 | 0.02878 | 0.02846 | 0.02813 |
9000 | 0.02922 | 0.02915 | 0.02886 | 0.02850 | 0.02814 | 0.02778 |
10,000 | 0.02913 | 0.02906 | 0.02874 | 0.02835 | 0.02796 | 0.02757 |
20,000 | 0.03041 | 0.03029 | 0.02982 | 0.02922 | 0.02863 | 0.02803 |
Neutron Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with Al2O3 Modifier | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Removal Cross Section (mm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 8.7100 | 8.7368 | 8.8445 | 8.9783 | 9.1119 | 9.2463 |
20 | 30.9580 | 31.7220 | 31.2020 | 27.4590 | 28.3660 | 27.3610 |
30 | 8.9307 | 8.9562 | 9.0497 | 9.1644 | 9.2789 | 9.3984 |
40 | 8.9773 | 8.9970 | 9.0868 | 9.1993 | 9.3113 | 9.4229 |
50 | 8.5718 | 8.6004 | 8.7005 | 8.8329 | 8.9641 | 9.0933 |
60 | 9.1666 | 9.1852 | 9.2639 | 9.3611 | 9.4587 | 9.5574 |
70 | 9.2569 | 9.2740 | 9.3462 | 9.4363 | 9.5267 | 9.6170 |
80 | 8.6195 | 8.6425 | 8.7399 | 8.8546 | 8.9741 | 9.0924 |
90 | 9.4511 | 9.4710 | 9.5245 | 9.5982 | 9.6676 | 9.7456 |
100 | 9.7032 | 9.7194 | 9.7610 | 9.8095 | 9.8665 | 9.9317 |
200 | 11.9290 | 11.9040 | 11.8240 | 11.7170 | 11.6130 | 11.4960 |
300 | 10.4910 | 10.5390 | 10.4150 | 10.3640 | 10.2880 | 10.2380 |
400 | 13.8890 | 13.8880 | 13.9140 | 13.9380 | 13.9570 | 13.9940 |
500 | 10.4000 | 10.4620 | 10.7020 | 11.0090 | 11.3130 | 11.6230 |
600 | 7.8604 | 7.9081 | 8.0992 | 8.3381 | 8.5770 | 8.8160 |
700 | 7.0423 | 7.0817 | 7.2394 | 7.4366 | 7.6337 | 7.8308 |
800 | 7.4406 | 7.4679 | 7.5769 | 7.7149 | 7.8520 | 7.9894 |
900 | 7.3745 | 7.4227 | 7.6159 | 7.8576 | 8.0983 | 8.3405 |
1000 | 14.7180 | 14.7780 | 15.0240 | 15.3310 | 15.6380 | 15.9440 |
2000 | 4.8276 | 4.8544 | 4.9641 | 5.1007 | 5.2367 | 5.3728 |
3000 | 4.1436 | 4.1579 | 4.2149 | 4.2860 | 4.3574 | 4.4288 |
4000 | 5.2860 | 5.3012 | 5.3631 | 5.4397 | 5.5168 | 5.5937 |
5000 | 4.0022 | 4.0082 | 4.0315 | 4.0609 | 4.0900 | 4.1193 |
6000 | 4.6448 | 4.6563 | 4.6995 | 4.7569 | 4.8133 | 4.8701 |
7000 | 3.5066 | 3.5137 | 3.5413 | 3.5761 | 3.6111 | 3.6457 |
8000 | 3.5054 | 3.5110 | 3.5335 | 3.5614 | 3.5896 | 3.6176 |
9000 | 3.9156 | 3.9240 | 3.9575 | 3.9994 | 4.0412 | 4.0830 |
10,000 | 3.9663 | 3.9760 | 4.0150 | 4.0637 | 4.1124 | 4.1611 |
20,000 | 4.2635 | 4.2781 | 4.3363 | 4.4091 | 4.4819 | 4.5547 |
Photon Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with MgO Modifier | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Mass Attenuation Coefficients (cm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 87.95085 | 87.22034 | 84.29780 | 80.64458 | 76.99127 | 73.33805 |
20 | 25.89585 | 25.65720 | 24.70271 | 23.50966 | 22.31653 | 21.12339 |
30 | 8.96042 | 8.87805 | 8.54839 | 8.13642 | 7.72443 | 7.31243 |
40 | 4.19727 | 4.15929 | 4.00736 | 3.81743 | 3.62752 | 3.43760 |
50 | 2.34578 | 2.32515 | 2.24266 | 2.13955 | 2.03644 | 1.93333 |
60 | 1.47964 | 1.46715 | 1.41722 | 1.35480 | 1.29237 | 1.22995 |
70 | 1.01940 | 1.01124 | 0.97858 | 0.93776 | 0.89695 | 0.85613 |
80 | 0.74652 | 0.74090 | 0.71842 | 0.69033 | 0.66224 | 0.63415 |
90 | 0.56917 | 0.56520 | 0.54932 | 0.52947 | 0.50962 | 0.48977 |
100 | 1.23792 | 1.22718 | 1.18418 | 1.13042 | 1.07668 | 1.02293 |
200 | 0.29551 | 0.29379 | 0.28690 | 0.27828 | 0.26966 | 0.26105 |
300 | 0.16353 | 0.16296 | 0.16067 | 0.15781 | 0.15495 | 0.15209 |
400 | 0.12114 | 0.12088 | 0.11985 | 0.11856 | 0.11726 | 0.11597 |
500 | 0.10067 | 0.10054 | 0.10000 | 0.09932 | 0.09864 | 0.09797 |
600 | 0.08837 | 0.08829 | 0.08799 | 0.08760 | 0.08722 | 0.08683 |
700 | 0.07991 | 0.07986 | 0.07968 | 0.07945 | 0.07923 | 0.07900 |
800 | 0.07354 | 0.07352 | 0.07341 | 0.07328 | 0.07315 | 0.07301 |
900 | 0.06850 | 0.06848 | 0.06842 | 0.06835 | 0.06828 | 0.06820 |
1000 | 0.06434 | 0.06433 | 0.06430 | 0.06427 | 0.06424 | 0.06420 |
2000 | 0.04421 | 0.04421 | 0.04422 | 0.04423 | 0.04423 | 0.04424 |
3000 | 0.03706 | 0.03705 | 0.03701 | 0.03695 | 0.03689 | 0.03683 |
4000 | 0.03357 | 0.03355 | 0.03345 | 0.03333 | 0.03321 | 0.03309 |
5000 | 0.03163 | 0.03160 | 0.03146 | 0.03129 | 0.03112 | 0.03095 |
6000 | 0.03050 | 0.03046 | 0.03028 | 0.03007 | 0.02985 | 0.02963 |
7000 | 0.02983 | 0.02978 | 0.02957 | 0.02932 | 0.02906 | 0.02880 |
8000 | 0.02944 | 0.02938 | 0.02914 | 0.02885 | 0.02856 | 0.02827 |
9000 | 0.02922 | 0.02916 | 0.02890 | 0.02858 | 0.02826 | 0.02794 |
10,000 | 0.02913 | 0.02907 | 0.02879 | 0.02844 | 0.02809 | 0.02774 |
20,000 | 0.03041 | 0.03031 | 0.02988 | 0.02936 | 0.02883 | 0.02830 |
Neutron Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with MgO Modifier | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Removal Cross Section (mm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 8.7100 | 8.7329 | 8.8259 | 8.9421 | 9.0585 | 9.1745 |
20 | 30.9580 | 31.2500 | 30.5490 | 29.7570 | 29.7380 | 29.9910 |
30 | 8.9307 | 8.9533 | 9.0339 | 9.1349 | 9.2350 | 9.3364 |
40 | 8.9773 | 8.9941 | 9.0707 | 9.1669 | 9.2630 | 9.3582 |
50 | 8.5718 | 8.5991 | 8.6959 | 8.8177 | 8.9412 | 9.0611 |
60 | 9.1666 | 9.1905 | 9.2878 | 9.4095 | 9.5316 | 9.6529 |
70 | 9.2569 | 9.3186 | 9.5664 | 9.8769 | 10.1860 | 10.4960 |
80 | 8.6195 | 9.0837 | 10.9260 | 13.2290 | 15.5350 | 17.8370 |
90 | 9.4511 | 9.6986 | 10.6700 | 11.8890 | 13.1120 | 14.3270 |
100 | 9.7032 | 9.7776 | 10.0350 | 10.3840 | 10.7280 | 11.0790 |
200 | 11.9290 | 11.9370 | 11.9610 | 11.9910 | 12.0310 | 12.0570 |
300 | 10.4910 | 10.5670 | 10.9170 | 11.3830 | 11.8030 | 12.1840 |
400 | 13.8890 | 13.9320 | 14.0810 | 14.2660 | 14.4620 | 14.6540 |
500 | 10.4000 | 10.4600 | 10.7110 | 11.0270 | 11.3450 | 11.6600 |
600 | 7.8604 | 7.8938 | 8.0278 | 8.1951 | 8.3626 | 8.5299 |
700 | 7.0423 | 7.0829 | 7.2453 | 7.4482 | 7.6515 | 7.8545 |
800 | 7.4406 | 7.4617 | 7.5508 | 7.6652 | 7.7770 | 7.8879 |
900 | 7.3745 | 7.3968 | 7.4852 | 7.5955 | 7.7060 | 7.8163 |
1000 | 14.7180 | 14.7310 | 14.7860 | 14.8540 | 14.9220 | 14.9900 |
2000 | 4.8276 | 4.8373 | 4.8755 | 4.9236 | 4.9711 | 5.0190 |
3000 | 4.1436 | 4.1546 | 4.1979 | 4.2527 | 4.3067 | 4.3612 |
4000 | 5.2860 | 5.2908 | 5.3110 | 5.3364 | 5.3617 | 5.3868 |
5000 | 4.0022 | 4.0066 | 4.0242 | 4.0461 | 4.0682 | 4.0900 |
6000 | 4.6448 | 4.6453 | 4.6504 | 4.6564 | 4.6619 | 4.6677 |
7000 | 3.5066 | 3.5100 | 3.5226 | 3.5389 | 3.5552 | 3.5713 |
8000 | 3.5054 | 3.5084 | 3.5199 | 3.5346 | 3.5492 | 3.5638 |
9000 | 3.9156 | 3.9188 | 3.9311 | 3.9463 | 3.9617 | 3.9772 |
10,000 | 3.9663 | 3.9712 | 3.9905 | 4.0146 | 4.0388 | 4.0629 |
20,000 | 4.2635 | 4.2726 | 4.3089 | 4.3542 | 4.3996 | 4.4450 |
Photon Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with TiO2 Modifier | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Mass Attenuation Coefficients (cm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 87.95085 | 87.75000 | 86.94746 | 85.94492 | 84.94153 | 83.93814 |
20 | 25.89585 | 25.73653 | 25.09958 | 24.30331 | 23.50703 | 22.71076 |
30 | 8.96042 | 8.90263 | 8.67136 | 8.38223 | 8.09314 | 7.80404 |
40 | 4.19727 | 4.16959 | 4.05889 | 3.92050 | 3.78212 | 3.64374 |
50 | 2.34578 | 2.33036 | 2.26865 | 2.19153 | 2.11440 | 2.03726 |
60 | 1.47964 | 1.47014 | 1.43218 | 1.38471 | 1.33725 | 1.28978 |
70 | 1.01940 | 1.01314 | 0.98813 | 0.95686 | 0.92558 | 0.89431 |
80 | 0.74652 | 0.74215 | 0.72468 | 0.70284 | 0.68101 | 0.65917 |
90 | 0.56917 | 0.56606 | 0.55364 | 0.53812 | 0.52260 | 0.50708 |
100 | 1.23792 | 1.22780 | 1.18728 | 1.13664 | 1.08599 | 1.03535 |
200 | 0.29551 | 0.29383 | 0.28710 | 0.27869 | 0.27029 | 0.26188 |
300 | 0.16353 | 0.16295 | 0.16061 | 0.15768 | 0.15475 | 0.15182 |
400 | 0.12114 | 0.12086 | 0.11972 | 0.11831 | 0.11689 | 0.11548 |
500 | 0.10067 | 0.10051 | 0.09986 | 0.09905 | 0.09823 | 0.09742 |
600 | 0.08837 | 0.08827 | 0.08785 | 0.08733 | 0.08680 | 0.08628 |
700 | 0.07991 | 0.07983 | 0.07954 | 0.07918 | 0.07882 | 0.07846 |
800 | 0.07354 | 0.07349 | 0.07328 | 0.07302 | 0.07276 | 0.07249 |
900 | 0.06850 | 0.06846 | 0.06830 | 0.06810 | 0.06790 | 0.06770 |
1000 | 0.06434 | 0.06431 | 0.06418 | 0.06403 | 0.06387 | 0.06372 |
2000 | 0.04421 | 0.04420 | 0.04415 | 0.04408 | 0.04402 | 0.04395 |
3000 | 0.03706 | 0.03705 | 0.03698 | 0.03689 | 0.03680 | 0.03671 |
4000 | 0.03357 | 0.03355 | 0.03345 | 0.03334 | 0.03322 | 0.03311 |
5000 | 0.03163 | 0.03161 | 0.03150 | 0.03136 | 0.03122 | 0.03108 |
6000 | 0.03050 | 0.03047 | 0.03034 | 0.03018 | 0.03002 | 0.02986 |
7000 | 0.02983 | 0.02979 | 0.02965 | 0.02947 | 0.02929 | 0.02911 |
8000 | 0.02944 | 0.02940 | 0.02924 | 0.02904 | 0.02884 | 0.02864 |
9000 | 0.02922 | 0.02918 | 0.02901 | 0.02880 | 0.02859 | 0.02837 |
10,000 | 0.02913 | 0.02909 | 0.02891 | 0.02868 | 0.02845 | 0.02823 |
20,000 | 0.03041 | 0.03035 | 0.03009 | 0.02978 | 0.02946 | 0.02914 |
Neutron Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with TiO2 Modifier | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Removal Cross Section (mm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 8.7100 | 8.8816 | 9.5675 | 10.4270 | 11.2850 | 12.1430 |
20 | 30.9580 | 31.3470 | 33.4910 | 34.8650 | 36.7350 | 38.8290 |
30 | 8.9307 | 9.0024 | 9.2862 | 9.6383 | 9.9887 | 10.3420 |
40 | 8.9773 | 9.0886 | 9.5443 | 10.1140 | 10.6840 | 11.2540 |
50 | 8.5718 | 8.5831 | 8.6168 | 8.6587 | 8.7008 | 8.7421 |
60 | 9.1666 | 9.2329 | 9.5002 | 9.8340 | 10.1680 | 10.5020 |
70 | 9.2569 | 9.2841 | 9.3952 | 9.5355 | 9.6749 | 9.8123 |
80 | 8.6195 | 8.6438 | 8.7253 | 8.8312 | 8.9326 | 9.0352 |
90 | 9.4511 | 9.4605 | 9.4679 | 9.4793 | 9.4903 | 9.5033 |
100 | 9.7032 | 9.7442 | 9.8599 | 10.0060 | 10.1620 | 10.3190 |
200 | 11.9290 | 11.8900 | 11.7370 | 11.5500 | 11.3590 | 11.1690 |
300 | 10.4910 | 10.4990 | 10.3280 | 10.0920 | 9.8850 | 9.6833 |
400 | 13.8890 | 13.8620 | 13.7530 | 13.6240 | 13.4830 | 13.3460 |
500 | 10.4000 | 10.3890 | 10.3500 | 10.2970 | 10.2460 | 10.1940 |
600 | 7.8604 | 7.8352 | 7.7343 | 7.6085 | 7.4819 | 7.3547 |
700 | 7.0423 | 7.0490 | 7.0762 | 7.1101 | 7.1440 | 7.1778 |
800 | 7.4406 | 7.4201 | 7.3413 | 7.2389 | 7.1387 | 7.0393 |
900 | 7.3745 | 7.3667 | 7.3354 | 7.2965 | 7.2568 | 7.2166 |
1000 | 14.7180 | 14.7140 | 14.7000 | 14.6830 | 14.6660 | 14.6490 |
2000 | 4.8276 | 4.8307 | 4.8432 | 4.8588 | 4.8745 | 4.8903 |
3000 | 4.1436 | 4.1479 | 4.1647 | 4.1852 | 4.2059 | 4.2265 |
4000 | 5.2860 | 5.2891 | 5.3014 | 5.3169 | 5.3325 | 5.3482 |
5000 | 4.0022 | 4.0039 | 4.0109 | 4.0200 | 4.0287 | 4.0376 |
6000 | 4.6448 | 4.6487 | 4.6634 | 4.6813 | 4.6996 | 4.7187 |
7000 | 3.5066 | 3.5092 | 3.5197 | 3.5325 | 3.5457 | 3.5588 |
8000 | 3.5054 | 3.5061 | 3.5093 | 3.5134 | 3.5172 | 3.5213 |
9000 | 3.9156 | 3.9164 | 3.9195 | 3.9234 | 3.9274 | 3.9312 |
10,000 | 3.9663 | 3.9669 | 3.9692 | 3.9721 | 3.9749 | 3.9778 |
20,000 | 4.2635 | 4.2619 | 4.2555 | 4.2475 | 4.2395 | 4.2315 |
Photon Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with SrO Modifier | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Mass Attenuation Coefficients (cm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 87.95085 | 87.61017 | 86.24576 | 84.53992 | 82.83432 | 81.12873 |
20 | 25.89585 | 26.17822 | 27.30797 | 28.72017 | 30.13229 | 31.54449 |
30 | 8.96042 | 9.05347 | 9.42568 | 9.89093 | 10.35619 | 10.82144 |
40 | 4.19727 | 4.23930 | 4.40741 | 4.61755 | 4.82769 | 5.03784 |
50 | 2.34578 | 2.36781 | 2.45590 | 2.56602 | 2.67614 | 2.78625 |
60 | 1.47964 | 1.49234 | 1.54314 | 1.60665 | 1.67016 | 1.73367 |
70 | 1.01940 | 1.02732 | 1.05901 | 1.09862 | 1.13824 | 1.17785 |
80 | 0.74652 | 0.75187 | 0.77327 | 0.80002 | 0.82678 | 0.85353 |
90 | 0.56917 | 0.57291 | 0.58788 | 0.60660 | 0.62532 | 0.64404 |
100 | 1.23792 | 1.23284 | 1.21250 | 1.18707 | 1.16164 | 1.13622 |
200 | 0.29551 | 0.29447 | 0.29031 | 0.28510 | 0.27990 | 0.27469 |
300 | 0.16353 | 0.16312 | 0.16144 | 0.15934 | 0.15725 | 0.15516 |
400 | 0.12114 | 0.12091 | 0.11998 | 0.11881 | 0.11765 | 0.11648 |
500 | 0.10067 | 0.10052 | 0.09990 | 0.09913 | 0.09837 | 0.09760 |
600 | 0.08837 | 0.08826 | 0.08780 | 0.08723 | 0.08667 | 0.08610 |
700 | 0.07991 | 0.07982 | 0.07945 | 0.07900 | 0.07855 | 0.07810 |
800 | 0.07354 | 0.07347 | 0.07317 | 0.07279 | 0.07242 | 0.07204 |
900 | 0.06850 | 0.06843 | 0.06817 | 0.06785 | 0.06753 | 0.06721 |
1000 | 0.06434 | 0.06428 | 0.06405 | 0.06377 | 0.06349 | 0.06320 |
2000 | 0.04421 | 0.04419 | 0.04408 | 0.04394 | 0.04381 | 0.04367 |
3000 | 0.03706 | 0.03705 | 0.03700 | 0.03693 | 0.03686 | 0.03679 |
4000 | 0.03357 | 0.03356 | 0.03355 | 0.03353 | 0.03351 | 0.03349 |
5000 | 0.03163 | 0.03164 | 0.03165 | 0.03167 | 0.03169 | 0.03170 |
6000 | 0.03050 | 0.03054 | 0.03055 | 0.03060 | 0.03065 | 0.03070 |
7000 | 0.02983 | 0.02987 | 0.02990 | 0.02998 | 0.03005 | 0.03013 |
8000 | 0.02944 | 0.02949 | 0.02953 | 0.02963 | 0.02973 | 0.02983 |
9000 | 0.02922 | 0.02929 | 0.02934 | 0.02946 | 0.02958 | 0.02970 |
10,000 | 0.02913 | 0.02920 | 0.02927 | 0.02941 | 0.02955 | 0.02969 |
20,000 | 0.03041 | 0.03053 | 0.03067 | 0.03093 | 0.03119 | 0.03145 |
Neutron Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with SrO Modifier | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Removal Cross Section (mm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 8.7100 | 8.6715 | 8.5196 | 8.3279 | 8.1385 | 7.9538 |
20 | 30.9580 | 30.6590 | 30.3140 | 29.0440 | 27.3050 | 27.0660 |
30 | 8.9307 | 8.9063 | 8.8037 | 8.6753 | 8.5454 | 8.4192 |
40 | 8.9773 | 8.9468 | 8.8303 | 8.6854 | 8.5410 | 8.3976 |
50 | 8.5718 | 8.5715 | 8.5588 | 8.5439 | 8.5343 | 8.5141 |
60 | 9.1666 | 9.1341 | 9.0081 | 8.8457 | 8.6854 | 8.5232 |
70 | 9.2569 | 9.2228 | 9.0886 | 8.9208 | 8.7532 | 8.5852 |
80 | 8.6195 | 8.5841 | 8.4426 | 8.2587 | 8.0798 | 7.9004 |
90 | 9.4511 | 9.4041 | 9.1640 | 8.8775 | 8.5886 | 8.3006 |
100 | 9.7032 | 9.6630 | 9.5200 | 9.3625 | 9.1800 | 8.9981 |
200 | 11.9290 | 11.8610 | 11.6260 | 11.3280 | 11.0230 | 10.7170 |
300 | 10.4910 | 10.4530 | 10.2490 | 10.0310 | 9.7912 | 9.5296 |
400 | 13.8890 | 13.8220 | 13.5820 | 13.2660 | 12.9590 | 12.6420 |
500 | 10.4000 | 10.3600 | 10.2080 | 10.0190 | 9.8298 | 9.6396 |
600 | 7.8604 | 7.8547 | 7.8322 | 7.8041 | 7.7757 | 7.7481 |
700 | 7.0423 | 7.0759 | 7.2107 | 7.3763 | 7.5473 | 7.7155 |
800 | 7.4406 | 7.5039 | 7.7682 | 8.0945 | 8.4202 | 8.7511 |
900 | 7.3745 | 7.4264 | 7.6366 | 7.8990 | 8.1593 | 8.4244 |
1000 | 14.7180 | 14.6810 | 14.5340 | 14.3500 | 14.1660 | 13.9810 |
2000 | 4.8276 | 4.8158 | 4.7688 | 4.7098 | 4.6508 | 4.5921 |
3000 | 4.1436 | 4.1326 | 4.0889 | 4.0339 | 3.9787 | 3.9237 |
4000 | 5.2860 | 5.2665 | 5.1883 | 5.0912 | 4.9933 | 4.8957 |
5000 | 4.0022 | 3.9896 | 3.9394 | 3.8764 | 3.8137 | 3.7506 |
6000 | 4.6448 | 4.6302 | 4.5737 | 4.5020 | 4.4299 | 4.3593 |
7000 | 3.5066 | 3.5003 | 3.4753 | 3.4438 | 3.4127 | 3.3814 |
8000 | 3.5054 | 3.4990 | 3.4738 | 3.4423 | 3.4106 | 3.3790 |
9000 | 3.9156 | 3.9074 | 3.8746 | 3.8335 | 3.7924 | 3.7513 |
10,000 | 3.9663 | 3.9583 | 3.9264 | 3.8866 | 3.8467 | 3.8068 |
20,000 | 4.2635 | 4.2494 | 4.1928 | 4.1221 | 4.0514 | 3.9808 |
Photon Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with Sb2O3 Modifier | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Mass Attenuation Coefficients (cm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 87.95085 | 88.30085 | 89.69831 | 91.44576 | 93.19322 | 94.94068 |
20 | 25.89585 | 25.82695 | 25.55169 | 25.20746 | 24.86331 | 24.51915 |
30 | 8.96042 | 8.93297 | 8.82331 | 8.68619 | 8.54915 | 8.41201 |
40 | 4.19727 | 4.32464 | 4.83408 | 5.47091 | 6.10772 | 6.74454 |
50 | 2.34578 | 2.41636 | 2.69869 | 3.05162 | 3.40454 | 3.75746 |
60 | 1.47964 | 1.52280 | 1.69543 | 1.91122 | 2.12702 | 2.34281 |
70 | 1.01940 | 1.04758 | 1.16029 | 1.30118 | 1.44208 | 1.58297 |
80 | 0.74652 | 0.76590 | 0.84345 | 0.94037 | 1.03731 | 1.13424 |
90 | 0.56917 | 0.58315 | 0.63909 | 0.70901 | 0.77893 | 0.84886 |
100 | 1.23792 | 1.24045 | 1.25057 | 1.26321 | 1.27586 | 1.28851 |
200 | 0.29551 | 0.29559 | 0.29589 | 0.29627 | 0.29665 | 0.29703 |
300 | 0.16353 | 0.16347 | 0.16323 | 0.16292 | 0.16261 | 0.16230 |
400 | 0.12114 | 0.12107 | 0.12077 | 0.12040 | 0.12003 | 0.11966 |
500 | 0.10067 | 0.10060 | 0.10032 | 0.09998 | 0.09963 | 0.09928 |
600 | 0.08837 | 0.08831 | 0.08805 | 0.08773 | 0.08741 | 0.08708 |
700 | 0.07991 | 0.07985 | 0.07961 | 0.07931 | 0.07901 | 0.07871 |
800 | 0.07354 | 0.07349 | 0.07327 | 0.07299 | 0.07271 | 0.07244 |
900 | 0.06850 | 0.06844 | 0.06824 | 0.06798 | 0.06772 | 0.06746 |
1000 | 0.06434 | 0.06429 | 0.06409 | 0.06385 | 0.06360 | 0.06336 |
2000 | 0.04421 | 0.04419 | 0.04409 | 0.04397 | 0.04385 | 0.04373 |
3000 | 0.03706 | 0.03706 | 0.03705 | 0.03703 | 0.03701 | 0.03699 |
4000 | 0.03357 | 0.03358 | 0.03363 | 0.03369 | 0.03376 | 0.03382 |
5000 | 0.03163 | 0.03166 | 0.03176 | 0.03189 | 0.03202 | 0.03215 |
6000 | 0.03050 | 0.03054 | 0.03069 | 0.03087 | 0.03106 | 0.03124 |
7000 | 0.02983 | 0.02987 | 0.03006 | 0.03029 | 0.03053 | 0.03076 |
8000 | 0.02944 | 0.02949 | 0.02971 | 0.02999 | 0.03026 | 0.03054 |
9000 | 0.02922 | 0.02929 | 0.02954 | 0.02985 | 0.03016 | 0.03048 |
10,000 | 0.02913 | 0.02920 | 0.02948 | 0.02983 | 0.03017 | 0.03052 |
20,000 | 0.03041 | 0.03053 | 0.03098 | 0.03154 | 0.03210 | 0.03267 |
Neutron Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with Sb2O3 Modifier | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Removal Cross Section (mm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 8.7100 | 8.6720 | 8.5198 | 8.3293 | 8.1394 | 7.9488 |
20 | 30.9580 | 30.7190 | 29.2870 | 25.9230 | 27.0370 | 25.7530 |
30 | 8.9307 | 8.8898 | 8.7284 | 8.5211 | 8.3158 | 8.1122 |
40 | 8.9773 | 8.9343 | 8.7686 | 8.5638 | 8.3572 | 8.1520 |
50 | 8.5718 | 8.5357 | 8.3898 | 8.2063 | 8.0254 | 7.8407 |
60 | 9.1666 | 9.1244 | 8.9544 | 8.7416 | 8.5291 | 8.3167 |
70 | 9.2569 | 9.2131 | 9.0394 | 8.8226 | 8.6056 | 8.3893 |
80 | 8.6195 | 8.5847 | 8.4360 | 8.2503 | 8.0651 | 7.8797 |
90 | 9.4511 | 9.4110 | 9.2291 | 9.0046 | 8.7690 | 8.5529 |
100 | 9.7032 | 9.6519 | 9.4587 | 9.2247 | 8.9803 | 8.7515 |
200 | 11.9290 | 11.8550 | 11.5700 | 11.2160 | 10.8610 | 10.5030 |
300 | 10.4910 | 10.4260 | 10.2430 | 9.9687 | 9.6036 | 9.3798 |
400 | 13.8890 | 13.8140 | 13.5350 | 13.1830 | 12.8330 | 12.4760 |
500 | 10.4000 | 10.3510 | 10.1540 | 9.9071 | 9.6617 | 9.4152 |
600 | 7.8604 | 7.8276 | 7.6968 | 7.5336 | 7.3703 | 7.2067 |
700 | 7.0423 | 7.0164 | 6.9129 | 6.7835 | 6.6541 | 6.5247 |
800 | 7.4406 | 7.4097 | 7.2882 | 7.1365 | 6.9834 | 6.8317 |
900 | 7.3745 | 7.3482 | 7.2432 | 7.1114 | 6.9792 | 6.8474 |
1000 | 14.7180 | 14.6480 | 14.3690 | 14.0200 | 13.6710 | 13.3230 |
2000 | 4.8276 | 4.8135 | 4.7567 | 4.6855 | 4.6147 | 4.5435 |
3000 | 4.1436 | 4.8135 | 4.0743 | 4.0055 | 3.9363 | 3.8670 |
4000 | 5.2860 | 4.1301 | 5.1741 | 5.0621 | 4.9502 | 4.8383 |
5000 | 4.0022 | 3.9856 | 3.9188 | 3.8355 | 3.7522 | 3.6688 |
6000 | 4.6448 | 4.6253 | 4.5480 | 4.4513 | 4.3547 | 4.2577 |
7000 | 3.5066 | 3.4945 | 3.4453 | 3.3840 | 3.3228 | 3.2612 |
8000 | 3.5054 | 3.4934 | 3.4448 | 3.3842 | 3.3238 | 3.2634 |
9000 | 3.9156 | 3.9024 | 3.8493 | 3.7827 | 3.7165 | 3.6499 |
10,000 | 3.9663 | 3.9536 | 3.9025 | 3.8387 | 3.7749 | 3.7111 |
20,000 | 4.2635 | 4.2485 | 4.1886 | 4.1137 | 4.0388 | 3.9639 |
Photon Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with BaO Modifier | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Mass Attenuation Coefficients (cm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 87.95085 | 88.74661 | 91.92797 | 95.90508 | 99.88305 | 103.86017 |
20 | 25.89585 | 25.90051 | 25.91907 | 25.94237 | 25.96568 | 25.98898 |
30 | 8.96042 | 8.95881 | 8.95229 | 8.94415 | 8.93610 | 8.92797 |
40 | 4.19727 | 4.37515 | 5.08669 | 5.97612 | 6.86554 | 7.75497 |
50 | 2.34578 | 2.44590 | 2.84639 | 3.34701 | 3.84762 | 4.34824 |
60 | 1.47964 | 1.54151 | 1.78900 | 2.09836 | 2.40773 | 2.71709 |
70 | 1.01940 | 1.06026 | 1.22372 | 1.42805 | 1.63237 | 1.83670 |
80 | 0.74652 | 0.77488 | 0.88836 | 1.03019 | 1.17203 | 1.31387 |
90 | 0.56917 | 0.58970 | 0.67184 | 0.77451 | 0.87719 | 0.97986 |
100 | 1.23792 | 1.24544 | 1.27553 | 1.31313 | 1.35073 | 1.38833 |
200 | 0.29551 | 0.29633 | 0.29958 | 0.30365 | 0.30772 | 0.31179 |
300 | 0.16353 | 0.16370 | 0.16438 | 0.16523 | 0.16608 | 0.16693 |
400 | 0.12114 | 0.12116 | 0.12126 | 0.12138 | 0.12149 | 0.12161 |
500 | 0.10067 | 0.10065 | 0.10056 | 0.10045 | 0.10033 | 0.10022 |
600 | 0.08837 | 0.08833 | 0.08817 | 0.08796 | 0.08776 | 0.08756 |
700 | 0.07991 | 0.07986 | 0.07966 | 0.07942 | 0.07918 | 0.07894 |
800 | 0.07354 | 0.07349 | 0.07329 | 0.07303 | 0.07278 | 0.07252 |
900 | 0.06850 | 0.06844 | 0.06824 | 0.06798 | 0.06772 | 0.06746 |
1000 | 0.06434 | 0.06429 | 0.06408 | 0.06382 | 0.06356 | 0.06330 |
2000 | 0.04421 | 0.04418 | 0.04407 | 0.04393 | 0.04379 | 0.04365 |
3000 | 0.03706 | 0.03706 | 0.03705 | 0.03704 | 0.03702 | 0.03701 |
4000 | 0.03357 | 0.03359 | 0.03366 | 0.03375 | 0.03384 | 0.03393 |
5000 | 0.03163 | 0.03167 | 0.03181 | 0.03199 | 0.03217 | 0.03235 |
6000 | 0.03050 | 0.03055 | 0.03075 | 0.03100 | 0.03125 | 0.03150 |
7000 | 0.02983 | 0.02989 | 0.03014 | 0.03045 | 0.03077 | 0.03108 |
8000 | 0.02944 | 0.02951 | 0.02980 | 0.03017 | 0.03054 | 0.03090 |
9000 | 0.02922 | 0.02931 | 0.02964 | 0.03005 | 0.03047 | 0.03089 |
10,000 | 0.02913 | 0.02923 | 0.02959 | 0.03005 | 0.03051 | 0.03097 |
20,000 | 0.03041 | 0.03056 | 0.03115 | 0.03189 | 0.03263 | 0.03337 |
Neutron Energy (keV) | Pure Glass | Glass with BaO Modifier | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||
Removal Cross Section (mm2/g) | ||||||
10 | 8.7100 | 8.6600 | 8.4639 | 8.2175 | 7.9726 | 7.7255 |
20 | 30.9580 | 30.8940 | 30.1980 | 28.0520 | 26.9010 | 25.5530 |
30 | 8.9307 | 8.8654 | 8.6071 | 8.2826 | 7.9564 | 7.6300 |
40 | 8.9773 | 8.9070 | 8.6380 | 8.3013 | 7.9652 | 7.6280 |
50 | 8.5718 | 8.5106 | 8.2516 | 7.9253 | 7.6011 | 7.2800 |
60 | 9.1666 | 9.1030 | 8.8461 | 8.5251 | 8.2040 | 7.8825 |
70 | 9.2569 | 9.2117 | 9.0336 | 8.8116 | 8.5871 | 8.3657 |
80 | 8.6195 | 8.6234 | 8.6323 | 8.6336 | 8.6548 | 8.6638 |
90 | 9.4511 | 9.3890 | 9.1324 | 8.8126 | 8.4930 | 8.1752 |
100 | 9.7032 | 9.6462 | 9.3511 | 9.0077 | 8.6521 | 8.3051 |
200 | 11.9290 | 11.8440 | 11.4950 | 11.0680 | 10.6240 | 10.1970 |
300 | 10.4910 | 10.4780 | 10.1210 | 9.7981 | 9.4659 | 9.1192 |
400 | 13.8890 | 13.7980 | 13.4330 | 12.9810 | 12.5290 | 12.0720 |
500 | 10.4000 | 10.3370 | 10.0800 | 9.7658 | 9.4466 | 9.1292 |
600 | 7.8604 | 7.8176 | 7.6471 | 7.4340 | 7.2204 | 7.0074 |
700 | 7.0423 | 7.0080 | 6.8710 | 6.6998 | 6.5285 | 6.3573 |
800 | 7.4406 | 7.4026 | 7.2512 | 7.0623 | 6.8728 | 6.6835 |
900 | 7.3745 | 7.3402 | 7.2028 | 7.0303 | 6.8582 | 6.6861 |
1000 | 14.7180 | 14.6290 | 14.2760 | 13.8350 | 13.3940 | 12.9530 |
2000 | 4.8276 | 4.8133 | 4.7564 | 4.6853 | 4.6143 | 4.5433 |
3000 | 4.1436 | 4.1307 | 4.0795 | 4.0153 | 3.9512 | 3.8869 |
4000 | 5.2860 | 5.2609 | 5.1610 | 5.0355 | 4.9102 | 4.7849 |
5000 | 4.0022 | 3.9840 | 3.9108 | 3.8193 | 3.7279 | 3.6364 |
6000 | 4.6448 | 4.6216 | 4.5300 | 4.4140 | 4.2985 | 4.1848 |
7000 | 3.5066 | 3.4924 | 3.4350 | 3.3635 | 3.2919 | 3.2205 |
8000 | 3.5054 | 3.4913 | 3.4346 | 3.3634 | 3.2926 | 3.2216 |
9000 | 3.9156 | 3.8991 | 3.8333 | 3.7509 | 3.6685 | 3.5862 |
10,000 | 3.9663 | 3.9502 | 3.8855 | 3.8046 | 3.7238 | 3.6430 |
20,000 | 4.2635 | 4.2470 | 4.1809 | 4.0982 | 4.0155 | 3.9329 |
Photon Mass Attenuation Coefficients Percentage Difference | Neutron Effective Removal Cross Section Percentage Difference | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | |
Na2O modifier | −0.41% | −2.06% | −4.13% | −6.19% | −8.25% | 0.40% | 1.83% | 3.17% | 4.90% | 6.46% |
Al2O3 modifier | −0.41% | −2.04% | −4.09% | −6.13% | −8.17% | 0.37% | 1.36% | 2.28% | 3.71% | 4.95% |
MgO modifier | −0.39% | −1.97% | −3.94% | −5.92% | −7.89% | 0.56% | 2.58% | 5.15% | 7.78% | 10.43% |
TiO2 modifier | −0.30% | −1.52% | −3.04% | −4.56% | −6.08% | 0.22% | 1.09% | 2.01% | 3.00% | 4.02% |
SrO modifier | 0.21% | 0.90% | 1.79% | 2.69% | 3.59% | −0.23% | −1.07% | −2.21% | −3.41% | −4.44% |
Sb2O3 modifier | 0.61% | 3.04% | 6.08% | 9.12% | 12.16% | −0.61% | −2.22% | −4.63% | −6.58% | −8.74% |
BaO modifier | 0.95% | 4.74% | 9.47% | 14.21% | 18.94% | −0.49% | −2.62% | −5.38% | −8.04% | −10.71% |
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Akhdar, H. Theoretical Investigation of the Influence of Different Heavy Metal Oxides Modifiers on ZnO-Bi2O3-B2O3-SiO2’s Photon- and Neutron-Shielding Capabilities Using the Monte Carlo Method. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 9332. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169332
Akhdar H. Theoretical Investigation of the Influence of Different Heavy Metal Oxides Modifiers on ZnO-Bi2O3-B2O3-SiO2’s Photon- and Neutron-Shielding Capabilities Using the Monte Carlo Method. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(16):9332. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169332
Chicago/Turabian StyleAkhdar, Hanan. 2023. "Theoretical Investigation of the Influence of Different Heavy Metal Oxides Modifiers on ZnO-Bi2O3-B2O3-SiO2’s Photon- and Neutron-Shielding Capabilities Using the Monte Carlo Method" Applied Sciences 13, no. 16: 9332. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169332