Gamma-rays shielding properties of xPbO:(100 - x)B2O3 glasses system at 662 keV

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1360-1365

  Kirdsiri, K ^a   Kaewkhao, J ^b   Pokaipisit, A ^c   Chewpraditkul, W ^a   Limsuwan, P ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b NAKHON PATHOM RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMINANT CONTRIBUTIONS; EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER; GLASS SAMPLES; GLASS SYSTEMS; MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; PHOTOELECTRIC ABSORPTION; RADIATION SHIELDING MATERIAL; SHIELDING CONCRETE; SHIELDING PROPERTIES; THEORETICAL VALUES; TOTAL MASS; VISIBLE REGION; WINDOW GLASS;

ATOMS; COMPTON SCATTERING; GAMMA RAYS; GLASS; RADIATION; SUGAR (SUCROSE); WINDOWS;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

EID: 69549133374     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2009.06.019     Document Type: Article

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