Published 2020
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Journal article
Modified halloysite minerals for radiation shielding purposes
- 1. Department of Organic Synthesis, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg (Russian Federation)
- 2. Physics Department, University of Tabuk, Tabuk (Saudi Arabia)
- 3. Nuclear Materials Authority, Maadi, Cairo (Egypt)
- 4. Department of Nuclear Power Plantes and Renewable Energy, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg (Russian Federation)
- 5. Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Ataturk University, Erzurum (Turkey)
Description
Halloysite is a clay mineral found in the natural environment and it has many applications in chemistry and medical fields. The linear attenuation coefficient (μ) for halloysite nano tubes minerals simulated using MCNP 5 code between 0.015 and 15 MeV. Moreover, the linear attenuation coefficient calculated for all selected samples using Phys-X/PDS program. Furthermore, some important shielding parameters that described the penetration and interaction of gamma rays with halloysite atoms, such as the half-value (HVL), effective atomic number (Zeff), and exposure buildup factor (EBF) were calculated for gamma rays between 0.015 and 15 MeV.
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
- Journal Volume
- 13
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 94-101
- ISSN
- 1687-8507
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Egypt
- Country of Input or Organization
- Egypt
- INIS RN
- 52100927
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMIC NUMBER; BUILDUP; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAYS; CONCRETES; ENERGY RANGE; ENVIRONMENT; GAMMA RADIATION; MINERALS; NANOTUBES; SHIELDING MATERIALS
- Descriptors DEC
- BUILDING MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATERIALS; MINERALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; RADIATIONS; SILICATE MINERALS