A Novel Radiation Shielding Material for Gamma-Ray: The Development of Lutetium Lithium Borate Glasses

Abstract

This work, gamma-ray shielding properties of the lutetium lithium borate glasses in the system Lu2O3 - Li2O - B2O3 have been evaluated as a shielding material at 662 keV photon energy. While the experimental mass attenuation coefficients (μm) have been determined by using the narrow beam transmission method, the theoretical data were calculated using WinXCom program. The good agreements between experimental and theoretical values have been obtained. Both experimental and computational mass attenuation coefficients data were used to obtain the effective atomic number (Zeff), and the effective electron density (Nel). Based on the obtained data, the Lu-based glasses have good shielding properties, the improved glasses could be used as gamma-rays shielding material.

Effect of Tungsten Oxide on Structure and Physical Properties for Germanium Boro-silicate glass

“…Borate glasses have as high mechanical strength, low melting point, high transparency and low phonon energy for many industrial and medical applications [6][7][8]. Modi ed borate glasses are a promising alternative for recycling and construction, due to their transparency, wide glass forming region and cost effectiveness [9][10][11]. Bismuth trioxide and bismuth-borate glasses have high molecular weight, density and optical transparency, which attract researchers to investigate their shielding properties [12][13][14] The oxide mixture for each sample was well grinded to insure the homogeneity of the powder.…”