Year: 2024 | Month: November | Volume: 11 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 79-88
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20241110
Effect of ZrO2 on Radiation Shielding Properties of xZrO2-(55-x) B2O3-15Bi2O3-10MgO-20PbO Glass: XCOM and Phy-X/PSD Database Software
Oki Ade Putra1, Suci Faniandari1, Dhani Nur Indra Syamputra1, Muhammad Fahmi1, Erik Bhekti Yutomo1
1Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Mathematic, Diponegoro Univeristy, Semarang, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Oki Ade Putra
ABSTRACT
This paper aims to determine the effect of ZrO2 on the parameters of glass-based radiation shielding with the molecular formula xZrO2-(55-x)B2O3-15Bi2O3-10MgO-20PbO (mole fraction, x= 0, 4, 8, 12, and 16 mol%). The parameters tested include Mass Attenuation Coefficients (MAC), Linear Attenuation Coefficient (LAC), Half-Value Layer (HVL), Tenth-Value Layer (TVL), Mean Free Path (MFP), and Effective Atomic Number (Zeff), which are measured using the XCOM and Phy-X/PSD programs in the energy range between 0.015 MeV and 15 MeV. The MAC values obtained for all samples are between 0.0439-76.4100 cm2/g for 0ZrO, 0.0440-75.9300 cm2/g for 4ZrO, 0.0441-75.4700 cm2/g for 8ZrO, 0.0443-75.0200 cm2/g for 12ZrO, 0.0444-74.5800 cm2/g for 16ZrO. The difference in results between XCOM and Phy-X/PSD is very small, less than 0.1%. Compared with commercial shields such as RS-253-G18 glass shield and 40% synthetic borax radiation shield, ZrO2-based glass shield has better radiation capability. The 16ZrO sample has the best quality among all ZrO2-based glass shield samples at various radiation photon energies. This study is expected to be a reference in making glass radiation shields in further experiments.
Keywords: Radiation Shielding, Zirconium Oxide, Bi2O3, XCOM, Phy-X/PSD, S
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