Radiation shielding competencies for waste soda–lime–silicate glass reinforced with Ta2O5: experimental, computational, and simulation studies

Three borate glass systems with chemical formula 65 B2O3 + 30 Na2O + 5 (x) wt%; x = Al2O3, MgO, and Li2O were fabricated by the common melting-annealing method and coded as BNAl, BNMg, and BNLi, respectively. XRD pattern revealed the non-crystalline form and the glassy states of the prepared samples. UV-optical absorption spectra showed UV cutoff peaks in the range 320–340 nm and optical energy gap (Eopt) by Tauc’s model (ETauc’s) and ASF method (EASF) revealed quite similar values ranged from 2.60 to 3 eV before irradiation and 2.23 to 2.60 eV after 20 kGy of gamma irradiation. Raman spectra show three detectable regions at; (i) 250–600 cm−1, (ii) 500–1000 cm−1 and (iii) 1000–2000 cm−1 correlated to different borate forms. Many radiation shielding parameters were theoretically calculated using Phy-X/PSD and simulated via Monte Carlo code (MCNP-5) in photon energy range (0.015–15 MeV). Mass attenuation coefficient (MAC), linear gamma attenuation coefficient (LAC), effective atomic number (Zeff), fast neutron macroscopic cross section (∑R), exposure buildup factor (EBF) and energy absorption buildup factor (EABF) at various penetration depths PD, as well as half (HVL) and tenth value layers (TVL) and mean free path (MFP) were also estimated. The shielding parameters showed the order of (MAC, LAC)BNAl > (MAC,LAC)BNMg > (MAC, LAC)BNLi. The stability of the glasses optical, and structural properties against gamma irradiation indicate the capable use of the glasses for radiation shielding applications specially Al2O3 glass with the heaviest atomic weight and the highest capacity for radiation shielding protection.

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Radiation shielding competencies for waste soda–lime–silicate glass reinforced with Ta2O5: experimental, computational, and simulation studies

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