Gamma-ray shielding properties of concrete including barite at different energies

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 620-623

  Akkurt, I ^a   Akyildirim, H ^a   Mavi, B ^a   Kilincarslan, S ^a   Basyigit, C ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Barite; Concrete; Gamma ray shielding; NaI(Tl)

Indexed keywords

GAMMA SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA-RAY SHIELDING; LINEAR ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; NAI DETECTOR; NAI(TL); SHIELDING MATERIALS; SHIELDING PROPERTIES;

BARITE; DESCALING; GAMMA RAYS; STARS;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

EID: 77953126989     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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