ENDF/B-VIII. 0: the 8th major release of the nuclear reaction data library with CIELO-project cross sections, new standards and thermal scattering data

DA Brown, MB Chadwick, R Capote, AC Kahler… - Nuclear Data …, 2018 - Elsevier
We describe the new ENDF/B-VIII. 0 evaluated nuclear reaction data library. ENDF/B-VIII. 0
fully incorporates the new IAEA standards, includes improved thermal neutron scattering …

On the physical, chemical, and neutron shielding properties of polyethylene/boron carbide composites

Z Uddin, T Yasin, M Shafiq, A Raza, A Zahur - Radiation Physics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Monte Carlo methods are used for solving difficult stochastic problems in radiation shielding
applications. The aim of this paper is to show the possibility of using the Monte Carlo code …

Calculation of the thermal neutron scattering cross-section of solids using OCLIMAX

YQ Cheng, AJ Ramirez-Cuesta - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The thermal neutron scattering cross-section of a solid depends on the energy (or
wavelength) of the incident neutrons. Devising a method to calculate the energy …

Investigating the effect of adding CdO nano particles on neutron shielding efficacy of HDPE

SA Gursal, MS Khurshid, M Saif-ur-Rehman… - Radiation Physics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Novel neutron shielding material based on borated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) was
prepared in this study. In order to enhance the shielding efficacy of borated HDPE, nano …

Development of novel silane modified boric acid/high density polyethylene composites for radiation shielding applications

Z Uddin, T Yasin, M Shafiq - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymer composites offer an invaluable platform for neutron shielding applications,
however, the poor compatibility between the matrix and filler may compromise the physico …

Glass transition in rice pasta as observed by combined neutron scattering and time-domain NMR

M Witek, M Krzystyniak, G Romanelli, T Witczak - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Experimental protocols aiming at the characterisation of glass transition often suffer from
ambiguity. The ambition of the present study is to describe the glass transition in a complex …

Efficient procedure for the evaluation of multiple scattering and multiphonon corrections in inelastic neutron-scattering experiments

J Dawidowski, FJ Bermejo, JR Granada - Physical Review B, 1998 - APS
We present a full set of procedures to evaluate the experimental corrections needed to
derive physically meaningful quantities from the measured neutron intensities in inelastic …

Using ANN for thermal neutron shield designing for BNCT treatment room

FS Rasouli, A Yahyaee, SF Masoudi - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Occupational radiation protection should be applied to the design of treatment rooms for
various radiation therapy techniques, including BNCT, where escaping particles from the …

Design and development study of gradient composite shielding material for nuclear radiation

S Ahmad, B Chang, C Lian, SA Raza, M Wang… - … Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, the design process and genetic algorithm coupled with the SuperMC to
design the gradient composite radiation shielding material are described. As nuclear …

Neutron total cross-section of hydrogenous and deuterated 1-and 2-propanol and n-butanol measured using the VESUVIO spectrometer

LAR Palomino, J Dawidowski, JIM Damián… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents the total cross sections of a set of normal and deuterated alcohols
(hydrogenous 1-and 2-propanol and n-butanol, 1-propanol (OD) and fully deuterated 2 …