Published October 2018 | Version v1
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Measurement of mass attenuation coefficients, effective atomic numbers, and electron densities for different parts of medicinal aromatic plants in low-energy region

Creators

  • 1. University of Tabuk, Department of Physics (Saudi Arabia)
  • 2. Bingöl University, Department of Electronic Communication Technology, Vocational School of Technical Sciences (Turkey)
  • 3. Bingöl University, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Health Science, Laboratory of Natural Product Research (Turkey)
  • 4. Üsküdar University, Department of Radiotherapy (Turkey)

Description

The mass attenuation coefficients (µ/ρ) for different parts (root, flower, stem, and leaf) of three medicinal aromatic plants (Teucrium chamaedrys L. subsp. sinuatum, Rheum ribes, and Chrysophthalmum montanum) were measured using an 241Am photon source in a stable geometry and calculated using the Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code System-extended (MCNPX) code and the WinXCOM program. The experimental and theoretical MCNPX and WinXCOM values exhibited good agreement. The measured mass attenuation coefficient values were then used to compute the effective atomic number (Zeff) and electron density (NE) of the samples. The results reveal that S1-S (stem of Teucrium chamaedrys L. subsp. sinuatum) has the highest values of µ/ρ and Zeff.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1007/s41365-018-0475-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Science and Techniques
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 1-10
ISSN
1001-8042
CODEN
NSETEC

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
50018294
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
AMERICIUM 241; ATOMIC NUMBER; ATTENUATION; ELECTRON DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOWERS; LEAVES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLANTS; ROOTS; THEORETICAL DATA; TRANSPORT THEORY
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; CALCULATION METHODS; DATA; HEAVY NUCLEI; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Copyright (c) 2018 Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Nuclear Society, Science Press China and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.