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Doma AS, Abbas MI, Kashyout AEHB, Mahdy EA, Ghafeir EA, Dib MF, Abdellatif H, El-Khatib AM. Impact of Bi 2O 3 on prepared nano (SiO 2-Na 2O-CaO-B 2O 3) glass as radiation shielding material. Sci Rep 2024; 14:17980. [PMID: 39097656 PMCID: PMC11297985 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67363-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Melt quenching technique was used to create Bismuth Boro-Silicate nano glasses with compositions of 45SiO2-10CaO- 25Na2O- xBi2O3- (20-x) B2O3 (where x is 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 mol %). Standard point sources AM-241, Ba-133, Co-60, Cs-137, and Eu-152 were used in the radiation experiment to evaluate the attenuation coefficients spanning the energy range of 59.51 keV to 1048.01 keV. The findings show that adding Bi2O3 in place of B2O3 increases the following: radiation protection efficiency (RPE%), transmission factor (TF%), absorption buildup factor values (ABF), exposure buildup factor values (EBF), mass attenuation coefficients (MACs), linear attenuation coefficients (LACs), and radiation protection efficiency (RPE%). In comparison to lead glass, these findings demonstrate the potential of nano Bismuth Boro-Silicate glass as a radiation shielding material.
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Affiliation(s)
- A S Doma
- Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City, 21934, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Physics Dept., Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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- Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City, 21934, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Glass Research Department, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Physics Dept., Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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- Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City, 21934, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21511, Egypt
| | - Ahmed M El-Khatib
- Physics Dept., Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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