Tungsten (VI) oxide reinforced antimony glasses for radiation safety applications: A throughout investigation for determination of radiation shielding properties and transmission factors
Ghada AlMisned,
Duygu Sen Baykal,
Erkan Ilik,
Mohammed Abuzaid,
Shams A.M. Issa,
G. Kilic,
Hesham M.H. Zakaly,
Antoaneta Ene,
H.O. Tekin
Affiliations
Ghada AlMisned
Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
Duygu Sen Baykal
Istanbul Nisantasi University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Mechatronics Engineering, 34398, Istanbul, Turkey
Erkan Ilik
Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, TR-26040, Eskisehir, Turkey
Mohammed Abuzaid
Department of Medical Diagnostic Imaging, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Shams A.M. Issa
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71451, Saudi Arabia; Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, 71524, Egypt
G. Kilic
Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, TR-26040, Eskisehir, Turkey
Hesham M.H. Zakaly
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, 71524, Egypt; Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, 620002, Russia
Antoaneta Ene
Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, INPOLDE Research Center, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, 47 Domneasca Street, 800008, Galati, Romania; Corresponding author. Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, INPOLDE Research Center, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, 47 Domneasca Street, 800008 Galati, Romania.
H.O. Tekin
Department of Medical Diagnostic Imaging, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Istinye University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Computer Engineering Department, Istanbul, 34396, Turkey; Corresponding author. Istinye University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Computer Engineering Department, Istanbul, 34396, Turkey.
We report the functional assessment of tungsten (VI) oxide on gamma-ray attenuation properties of 60Sb2O3-(40-x)NaPO3-xWO3 antimony glasses. The elemental mass-fractions and glass-densities of each glass sample are specified separately for the MCNPX Monte Carlo code. In addition to fundamental gamma absorption properties, Transmission Factors throughout a broad radioisotope energy range were measured. According to findings, holmium (Ho) incorporation into the glass structure resulted in a net increase of 0.3406 g/cm3, whereas cerium (Ce) addition resulted in a net increase of 0.2047 g/cm3. The 40% WO3 reinforced S7 sample was found to have the greatest LAC value, even though seven glass samples exhibited identical behavior. The S2 sample had the lowest HVL values among the glass groups evaluated in this work, computed in the energy range of 0.015–15 MeV. The lowest EBF and EABF values were reported for 40% WO3 reinforced S7 sample with the highest LAC and density values. According to the findings of this research, WO3 will likely make a significant contribution to the gamma ray absorption properties of antimony glasses, which are employed for optical and structural modification. Therefore, it can be concluded that WO3 may be treated monotonically and can be employed successfully in circumstances where gamma-ray absorption characteristics, optical properties, and structural qualities need to be enhanced.
