COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF HEAVY METAL OXIDES AS GAMMA RAY SHIELDING GLASSES
Abstract
The goal of present work is to analyze gamma ray shielding properties of various metal oxides as reported by different research groups. Fundamental properties required for suitable shielding materials in the form of glasses are measured in terms of mass attenuation coefficient, half value layer, mean free path and effective atomic number. Six glass systems have been selected for investigation of gamma ray shielding properties.
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