Study of photon interactions and shielding properties of silicate glasses containing Bi 2O 3, BaO and PbO in the energy region of 1 keV to 100 GeV

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-124

  Chanthima, N ^a   Kaewkhao, J ^b,c   Limsuwan, P ^a,c  

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

^b NAKHON PATHOM RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c THAILAND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICS   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Effective atomic number; HVL; Shielding properties; Silicate glass

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER; EFFECTIVE ELECTRON DENSITIES; ENERGY REGIONS; GLASS SAMPLES; GLASS SYSTEMS; HVL; MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; PHOTON INTERACTIONS; RADIATION SHIELDING MATERIAL; SHIELDING CONCRETE; SHIELDING PROPERTIES; SILICATE GLASS; THEORETICAL APPROACH;

ATOMS; BISMUTH; CONCRETES; GLASS; LEAD OXIDE; PHOTONS; SHIELDING; SILICATES;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

EID: 84855446881     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2011.10.021     Document Type: Article

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