Improvement of BaO:B 2O 3:Fly ash glasses: Radiation shielding, physical and optical properties

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-113

  Tuscharoen, S ^a,b   Kaewkhao, J ^b,c   Limkitjaroenporn, P ^c   Limsuwan, P ^a,b   Chewpraditkul, W ^a  

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

^b Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology   (Thailand)

^c NAKHON PATHOM RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Borosilicate glasses; Gamma ray shielding; Mass attenuation coefficient; Rice husk ash

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; GAMMA-RAY SHIELDING; GLASS SAMPLES; GLASS SYSTEMS; MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; MELT QUENCHING METHOD; RICE HUSK ASH; SHIELDING PROPERTIES; THEORETICAL VALUES;

ATOMS; BOROSILICATE GLASS; FLY ASH; GAMMA RAYS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATION;

SHIELDING;

EID: 84864760746     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2012.05.017     Document Type: Article

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