Radiation Shielding Properties of ZnO and Other Glass Modifier Oxides: BaO, MgO, Na2O, and TiO2, Using EpiXS Software

Gili, Mon Bryan Z.; Jecong, J.F.M.

doi:10.1007/s13369-022-07325-z

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“…The current work uses EpiXS software, which uses the latest photoatomic data library, EPICS2017, which has new binding energies and cross-sections [27], whereas FLUKA uses the photoatomic data library, EPDL97. The difference between our MAC values and those generated with FLUKA is due to differences in the photoatomic libraries used by these software tools [10].…”

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“…Recently, Al-Buriahi et al [7] studied the gamma, neutron, and charged particle interaction with DNA nucleobases using the FLUKA code. In the literature, gamma and neutron interaction parameters were studied for glasses [8][9][10], inorganic compounds [11][12][13][14], polymers [15][16][17], concretes [18], tissue equivalent materials [19][20][21][22], biomolecules [23], and alloys [24][25][26]. So, the authors of this paper have found a gap in the literature where the gamma and neutron interaction parameters were not estimated for DNA and RNA (ribonucleic acid) nucleotides.…”

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Attenuation Properties of DNA Nucleobases Against Nuclear Radiation Using EpiXS, Py-MLBUF, and NGCal Software

Hiremath,

Singh,

Patil

et al. 2024

Acta Phys. Pol. A

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In this study, the gamma and neutron interaction parameters of deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid nucleobases such as adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, and uracil were estimated and compared to those of water. The present calculated mass attenuation coefficient values of deoxyribonucleic acid nucleobases were compared with available simulation code values. From the data, it is observed that guanine has the highest linear attenuation coefficient values among the nucleobases and water in the energy region from 0.015 to 15 MeV. Uracil has a higher effective atomic number and equivalent atomic number values than other nucleobases in the energy region from 0.015 to 15 MeV. Among the nucleobases, uracil has lower buildup factor values, up to 200 keV. However, up to 200 keV, uracil has higher buildup factor values than water. The mass attenuation factor values for nucleobases are listed in the following order: thymine > cytosine > adenine > uracil > guanine. It has been discovered that as the mass attenuation factor increases, the hydrogen wt% of nucleobases also increases.

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Attenuation Properties of DNA Nucleobases Against Nuclear Radiation Using EpiXS, Py-MLBUF, and NGCal Software

Hiremath,

Singh,

Patil

et al. 2024

Acta Phys. Pol. A

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“…In this context, many parameters (Mass Attenuation Coefficient (MAC), Linear Attenuation Coefficient (LAC), Half Value Layer (HVL), Mean Free Path (MFP), Atomic Cross-Sections, Total Electronic Cross-Sections, Effective Atomic Number (Z eff ), Effective Electron Density (N eff ), Effective Conductivity (C eff ), Fast Neutron Removal Cross-Section (FNRCS), Exposure Build-up Factor (EBF), and Energy Absorption Build-up Factor (EABF)) are used to test the radiation absorption performance of the NCs formed, and all these parameters used in the study are presented in table 1 [56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64].…”

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“…Phy-X/PSD is a program that calculates the photon cross-sections and energy deposition in materials [56][57][58], while EpiXS is a Monte Carlo simulation program that can accurately predict radiation transport and energy deposition in complex geometries [59][60][61][62][63]. XMuDAT is a software package for calculating attenuation coefficients and cross-sections for various materials [19,46,[64][65][66].…”

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A theoretical focus on nanoparticle attenuation capabilities for potential utilizations in radiation protect: TiO₂-SiO₂-Fe₃O₄-B₄C-Al₂O₃

Cinan¹

2023

Phys. Scr.

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Radiation shielding materials are essential for various applications in space exploration, nuclear power plants, and medical devices. In this study, we present a theoretical design of radiation shielding nanocomposites based on a combination of TiO2-SiO2-Fe3O4-B4C-Al2O3 materials. Using the Phy-X/PSD, EpiXS, and XMuDAT programs, we calculated the radiation shielding properties, including mass attenuation coefficient, mean free path, and effective atomic number, of a series of nanocomposite structures with different Fe3O4 and B4C contents. Our results show that the addition of Fe3O4 and B4C to nanocomposites enhances the radiation shielding efficiency and the maximum shielding is observed in the nanocomposite with the highest density. The theoretical calculations also reveal that the proposed nanocomposites have excellent radiation shielding properties compared to conventional shielding materials, such as lead and concrete. This work demonstrates the potential of using a computational approach to design novel radiation shielding nanocomposites with improved performance, which could have significant implications for a wide range of applications.

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“…EpiXS was produced for photon attenuation, dosimetry, and shielding, which covers a broad energy range 1 keV-1 GeV. EpiXS has been a code widely preferred by researchers lately [19,[23][24][25][26]. The XCOM software [27] was developed in order to estimate MAC values or photon interaction cross-sections of a single element, compound, or composite mixture in a wide energy region of 1 keV-100 GeV.…”

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Study on Radiation Shielding Characteristics of Refractory High Entropy Alloys by EpiXS Code

Aygün

2023

Acta Phys. Pol. A

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Refractory high entropy alloys constituted of refractory alloying elements, such as W, Zr, Nb, Ti, Mo, Ta, and Hf, are of great interest due to their widespread use in areas such as the defense, aerospace, and nuclear power generation industries. Refractory high entropy alloys are one of the subgroups of high entropy alloys and are evaluated as great candidates for replacements of superalloys commonly used at high temperatures due to their good mechanical properties and corrosion and oxidation resistance at high temperatures. The motivation for performing this study is that there is currently no comprehensive analysis of the radiation shielding abilities of this new type of high entropy alloys. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the radiation attenuation parameters such as mass and linear attenuation coefficients, half value layer, mean free path, effective atomic number, and buildup factors of the refractory high entropy alloys, Al0.5Mo0.5NbTa0.5TiZr, Al0.25NbTaTiZr, HfMoScTaZr, Nb40Ti25Al15V10Ta5Hf3W2, NbCrMo0.5Ta0.5TiZr, Ti2VNbMoZr, and W23Mo23V17Cr8Ta7Fe22 by using EpiXS software. The mass attenuation coefficients of the alloys were also calculated by XCOM, a well-known code, to see the consistency of the obtained values. It was concluded that HfMoScTaZr and W23Mo23V17Cr8Ta7Fe22 have more shielding features, while Ti2VNbMoZr has the lowest shielding ability among the alloys.

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Radiation Shielding Properties of ZnO and Other Glass Modifier Oxides: BaO, MgO, Na2O, and TiO2, Using EpiXS Software

Cited by 8 publications

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Attenuation Properties of DNA Nucleobases Against Nuclear Radiation Using EpiXS, Py-MLBUF, and NGCal Software

Attenuation Properties of DNA Nucleobases Against Nuclear Radiation Using EpiXS, Py-MLBUF, and NGCal Software

A theoretical focus on nanoparticle attenuation capabilities for potential utilizations in radiation protect: TiO₂-SiO₂-Fe₃O₄-B₄C-Al₂O₃

Study on Radiation Shielding Characteristics of Refractory High Entropy Alloys by EpiXS Code

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Radiation Shielding Properties of ZnO and Other Glass Modifier Oxides: BaO, MgO, Na2O, and TiO2, Using EpiXS Software

Cited by 8 publications

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Attenuation Properties of DNA Nucleobases Against Nuclear Radiation Using EpiXS, Py-MLBUF, and NGCal Software

Attenuation Properties of DNA Nucleobases Against Nuclear Radiation Using EpiXS, Py-MLBUF, and NGCal Software

A theoretical focus on nanoparticle attenuation capabilities for potential utilizations in radiation protect: TiO2-SiO2-Fe3O4-B4C-Al2O3

Study on Radiation Shielding Characteristics of Refractory High Entropy Alloys by EpiXS Code

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A theoretical focus on nanoparticle attenuation capabilities for potential utilizations in radiation protect: TiO₂-SiO₂-Fe₃O₄-B₄C-Al₂O₃