Radiation shielding properties of concrete containing magnetite

K Gunoglu, İ Akkurt - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, linear attenuation coefficients of concretes containing different rates of basalt-
magnetite aggregates were measured for gamma energies of 511, 662, 835, 1173, 1275 …

Radiation shielding performance of a borate-based glass system doped with bismuth oxide

MS Al-Buriahi - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Proper shielding against radiation emitted by commonly used isotopes is essential in
various medical, industrial, and nuclear facilities. In this study, we focus on the nuclear …

Amorphous alloys with high Fe content for radiation shielding applications

B Alshahrani, IO Olarinoye, C Mutuwong… - Radiation Physics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research article, the radiation shielding properties of newly developed high Fe content
amorphous alloys were reported. The chemical compositions of these alloys were Fe 83 B 9 …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of MgO on the radiation protection and mechanical properties of tellurite glasses

MY Hanfi, MI Sayyed, E Lacomme, I Akkurt… - Nuclear Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mechanical moduli, such as Young's modulus (E), Bulks modulus (B), Shear modulus (S),
longitudinal modulus (L), Poisson's ratio (σ) and micro Hardness (H) were theoretically …

Radiation shielding performances of Na2SiO3 based low-cost micro and nano composites for diagnostic imaging

M Bozkurt, N Şahin, Y Karabul, M Kılıç… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study deals with determining the gamma-ray shielding parameters of the micro
(μ)-Bi 2 O 3, μ− WO 3, nano (n)-Bi 2 O 3, and n-WO 3 reinforced Na 2 SiO 3 (sodium …

Simulation of neutrons shielding properties for some medical materials

F Waheed, M İmamoğlu, N Karpuz… - International Journal of …, 2022 - dergipark.org.tr
Radiation is used different field and among others neutron is the one of the most hazardous
particle as it is neutral and heavy. Its neutral characteristics make it more difficult particle to …

Fast neutrons shielding properties for HAP-Fe2O3 composite materials

RB Malidarre, İ Akkurt, K Gunoglu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - dergipark.org.tr
Neutron has been one of the most interesting particle since its discovery. Being an
uncharged particle it is more difficult to shield in comparison with the other radiation types …

Monte Carlo simulations study on gamma ray–neutron shielding characteristics for vinyl ester composites

I Akkurt, RB Malidarre, I Kartal… - Polymer Composites, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The current study aims to report the gamma ray–neutron attenuation parameters of eight
types of vinyl ester pumice (V‐P) composites for wide energy ranges of 511–2140 keV via …

A comprehensive study on novel alumino-borosilicate glass reinforced with Bi2O3 for radiation shielding applications: synthesis, spectrometer, XCOM, and MCNP-X …

R Kurtulus, T Kavas, I Akkurt, K Gunoglu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
In the present work, a novel glass system, 10Na2O–6MgO–9CaO–5Al2O3–12B2O3-(100−
x) SiO2–x Bi2O3 (x: 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10 mol%), was investigated in terms of physical …

Transparent alumino lithium borate glass-ceramics: synthesis, structure and gamma-ray shielding attitude

AM Abdelghany, YS Rammah - Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic …, 2021 - Springer
Transparent alumino lithium borate glass ceramics with the form of 60B 2 O 3–20Al 2 O 3–
(20-x) Li 2 O–x CuO: x= 0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.6, 2, and 2.4 mol%(BLiAlCu0. 0–BLiAlCu2. 4) have …