Tailoring a Behavioral Symmetry on KERMA, Mass Stopping Power and Projected Range Parameters against Heavy-Charged Particles in Zinc-Tellurite Glasses for Nuclear Applications
Lidya Amon Susam,
Ayberk Yilmaz,
Ghada ALMisned,
Hatice Yilmaz Alan,
Gizem Ozturk,
Gokhan Kilic,
Bahar Tuysuz,
Selin Ece Topuzlar,
Baki Akkus,
Antoaneta Ene,
Huseyin Ozan Tekin
Affiliations
Lidya Amon Susam
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34134, Türkiye
Ayberk Yilmaz
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34134, Türkiye
Ghada ALMisned
Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
Hatice Yilmaz Alan
Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara 06100, Türkiye
Gizem Ozturk
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34134, Türkiye
Gokhan Kilic
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir 26040, Türkiye
Bahar Tuysuz
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34134, Türkiye
Selin Ece Topuzlar
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Türkiye
Baki Akkus
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34134, Türkiye
Antoaneta Ene
INPOLDE Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, 47 Domneasca Street, 800008 Galati, Romania
Huseyin Ozan Tekin
Department of Medical Diagnostic Imaging, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates
We present the behavioral changes and symmetrical enhancement on KERMA, mass stopping power and projected range parameters against heavy-charged particles through Indium (In) and Tantalum (Ta) incorporations for various zinc-tellurite glass groups such as TZI and ZTT for nuclear applications. SRIM and PAGEX codes are utilized for the determination of investigated attenuation parameters for alpha and proton particles. In KERMA calculations, the ZTT7 sample is reported to have the greatest release of charged particles because of an increase in kinetic energy. The mass stopping power values of all absorbent glass materials are steadily increased from 0 MeV to 0.1 MeV. TZI and ZTT attained their maximum mass stopping power at a kinetic energy value of 0.1 MeV. While comparable behavior patterns are seen for various energy values on the examined energy scale, the ZTT7 sample is observed with lower mass stopping power and projected range values against proton particles than the other samples. It can be concluded that zinc-telluride glasses through maximum Ta-reinforcement may be considered as promising materials for stopping the proton and alpha particles. Moreover, Ta-reinforcement may be considered as a monotonic tool in terms of providing a symmetry for attenuation enhancement against heavy-charged particles.
