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X-Ray, Gamma, and Neutron Radiation Tests on Epoxy-Ferrochromium Slag Composites by Experiments and Monte
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The article was published on 2013-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 18 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Slag (welding) & Neutron radiation.read more
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Upcycling of boron bearing blast furnace slag as highly cost-effective shield for protection of neutron radiation hazard: An innovative way and proposal of shielding mechanism
Mengge Dong,Suying Zhou,Xiangxin Xue,Xiating Feng,He-Ping Yang,M.I. Sayyed,Daria I. Tishkevich,An.V. Trukhanov,Nouf Almousa +8 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors proposed an innovative utilization method of boron bearing blast furnace slag as a highly cost-effective shield for protection against neutron radiation hazards, thereby conserving natural resources and preventing environmental pollution.
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X-Ray and γ-Ray Shielding Efficiency of Polymer Composites: Choice of Fillers, Effect of Loading and Filler Size, Photon Energy and Multifunctionality
TL;DR: In this article , the authors give an overview of the state-of-the-art polymer composites reinforced with different fillers studied for their use as effective radiation shields, highlighting the different approaches adopted, choice of polymer/fillers, shielding effectiveness in terms of either linear and/or mass attenuation coefficients, for those who venture into radiation research and development.
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LDPE Matrix Composites Reinforced with Dysprosium-Boron Containing Compounds for Radiation Shielding Applications
TL;DR: In this paper , a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) matrix composite with dysprosium boron carbide and dysprossium tetraboride was used as a reinforcement material in the production of a novel LDPE matrix composite.
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Theoretical Investigation of Gamma- and Neutron-Shielding Properties of Polysulfone (PSU) Polymer Material Using Geant4
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used a Monte Carlo-based simulation toolkit, Geant4, to study the interactions of photons and neutrons with polysulfone (PSU) and compared the results with other commonly used polymer materials.
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Simultaneous aging of DGEBA/MeHHPA epoxy resin under thermal heating and gamma irradiation up to 1000 kGy
TL;DR: In this article , the degradation of epoxy resins under both thermal heating and gamma irradiation was studied and various characterizations were performed to investigate the changes in their chemical structures and mechanical properties.
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Investigation of neutron shielding properties depending on number of boron atoms for colemanite, ulexite and tincal ores by experiments and FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations.
Turgay Korkut,Abdulhalik Karabulut,Abdulhalik Karabulut,Gökhan Budak,Bünyamin Aygün,Osman Gencel,Aybaba Hançerlioğulları +6 more
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Cosmic radiation shielding tests for UHMWPE fiber/nano-epoxy composites
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