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Nuclear radiation shielding competences of barium-reinforced borosilicate glasses

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The gamma photon and neutron shielding effectiveness of borosilicate glasses with alumina in the chemical structure 40SiO2.10B2O3.5Al2O 3.yZnO.
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The gamma photon and neutron shielding effectiveness of borosilicate glasses with alumina in the chemical structure 40SiO2.10B2O3.xBaO.(45 − x)CaO.5Al2O3.yZnO.zMgO glasses (20 ≤ x ≤ 40 mol% and y =...

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TL;DR: SRIM as discussed by the authors is a software package concerning the stopping of ion/atom collisions, and individual interatomic potentials have been included for all ion and atom collisions in the SRIM package.
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Phy-X / PSD: Development of a user friendly online software for calculation of parameters relevant to radiation shielding and dosimetry

TL;DR: A user friendly online photon shielding and dosimetry (PSD) software available at https://phy-x.net/PSD has been developed for calculation of parameters relevant to shielding as discussed by the authors.
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Heavy metal borate glasses: Potential use for radiation shielding

TL;DR: In this paper, heavy metal oxide borate (HMOB) glasses were studied for gamma, fast neutron and charged particle interaction using mass attenuation coefficients (MAC), effective atomic numbers (Z e f f ), buildup factors, fast neutrons removal cross sections and ranges.
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