A study on radiation interaction parameters of boron carbide/zirconium boride composites
dc.contributor.author | Turhan, M. F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tursucu, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ogul, H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kacal, M. R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Polat, H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Colak, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Yurtcan, S. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-23T19:44:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-03-23T19:44:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
dc.department | Sinop Üniversitesi | |
dc.description.abstract | In this study, photon interaction parameters such as radiation protection efficiency (RPE), total mass attenuation coefficient (mu/rho), linear attenuation coefficients (mu), half value layers (HVL), tenth value layers (TVL), mean free paths (MFP), effective atomic numbers (Z(Eff)) and effective electron densities (N-Eff) were experimentally investigated for the BCZrB-0, BCZrB-10, BCZrB-20, BCZrB-30, BCZrB-40 and BCZrB-50 in the energy range from 59.5 keV to 1332.5 keV. In the experiment, HPGe detector and Am-241 (59.5 keV), Ba-133 (81 keV, 276.4 keV, 302.9 keV, 356 keV and 383.9 keV), Na-22 (511 keV and 1274.5 keV), Cs-137 (661.7 keV), and Co-60 (1173.2 keV and 1332.5 keV) radioactive point sources were used. Experimental results compared with results of the WinXCOM, GEANT4 simulation code and FLUKA simulation code. Energy absorption build-up factors (EABF) and exposure build-up factors (EBF) were calculated with G-P fitting method in the energy region 0.015 MeV <= E <= 15 MeV. Kerma relative to air values were investigated in the energy region 0.001 MeV <= E <= 20 MeV. Effective removal cross section, total macroscopic cross section and number of transmitted neutron values were defined for composites. The agreement between experimental and WinXCOM program, between experimental and GEANT 4 simulation codes and between experimental and FLUKA simulation codes of gamma-ray interaction parameters are < 5.1%, < 6.5% and < 5%, respectively. All of the results are compatible with each other and BCZrB-50 is a good gamma-ray radiation absorber in the studied composites and BCZrB-0 is the best neutron absorber in the studied composites. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s00339-025-08245-z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0947-8396 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1432-0630 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85217541132 | |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q2 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-025-08245-z | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11486/6977 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 131 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:001403031400001 | |
dc.identifier.wosquality | Q2 | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Springer Heidelberg | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing | |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
dc.snmz | KA_WOS_20250323 | |
dc.subject | Attenuation coefficient | |
dc.subject | Effective atomic number | |
dc.subject | Kerma relative to air | |
dc.subject | Gamma-ray buildup factor | |
dc.subject | Cross section | |
dc.title | A study on radiation interaction parameters of boron carbide/zirconium boride composites | |
dc.type | Article |