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Effect of physical, chemical and electro-kinetic properties of pumice samples on radiation shielding properties of pumice material

Creators

  • 1. Natural Resources of Van Lake Basin Research and Application Center, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, 65080 Van (Turkey)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University, İstanbul (Turkey)
  • 3. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Istanbul Commerce University, Üsküdar, İstanbul (Turkey)

Description

Highlights: • Radiation shielding properties of pumice materials are studied. • The relationship between physical, chemical and electro-kinetic properties pumice samples is identified. • The photon atomic parameters are important for the absorber peculiarity of the pumices. - Abstract: Pumice has been used in cement, concrete, brick, and ceramic industries as an additive and aggregate material. In this study, some gamma-ray photon absorption parameters such as the total mass attenuation coefficients, effective atomic number and electronic density have been investigated for six different pumice samples. Numerous values of energy related parameters from low energy (1 keV) to high energy (100 MeV) were calculated using WinXCom programme. The relationship between radiation shielding properties of the pumice samples and their physical, chemical and electro-kinetic properties was evaluated using simple regression analysis. Simple regression analysis indicated a strong correlation between photon energy absorption parameters and density and SiO2, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, TiO2 content of pumice samples in this study. It is found that photon energy absorption parameters are not related to electro-kinetic properties of pumice samples

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2013.11.021

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.anucene.2013.11.021;
PII
S0306-4549(13)00605-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)
Journal Volume
65
Journal Page Range
p. 290-298
ISSN
0306-4549
CODEN
ANENDJ

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46008101
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ATOMIC NUMBER; BRICKS; CEMENTS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONCRETES; ELECTRON DENSITY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FERRITES; GAMMA RADIATION; IRON OXIDES; KEV RANGE; MAGNESIUM OXIDES; MEV RANGE; PHOTONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHYOLITES; SHIELDING; SILICON OXIDES; TITANIUM OXIDES
Descriptors DEC
ABSORPTION; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BOSONS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CHALCOGENIDES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERRIMAGNETIC MATERIALS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; ROCKS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SORPTION; STATISTICS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; VOLCANIC ROCKS

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