Cement Paste as a Radiation Shielding Material

• Authors: İ. Akkurt , K. Günoğlu , C. Başyiğit , Ş. Kılınçarslan , A. Akkaş
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Cement, mainly, natural limestone and clay mixture after being heated at high temperature is obtained by milling and it is defined as a hydraulic binder material. Especially, cement is used in production concrete. The photon attenuation coefficient (μ, cm^{-1}) for cement paste has been measured using gamma spectrometer containing NaI(Tl) detector and MCA at 835, 1173, and 1332 keV. Cement paste was prepared with types of Portland cement which is CEM I 52,5 R- and CEN reference sand has been used according to TS EN 196-1 standard. The mass attenuation coefficients have been calculated at photon energies of 1 keV to 100 GeV using XCOM and the obtained results were compared with the measurements at 835, 1173, and 1332 keV.

Keywords

EN

29.30.Kv; 34.50.Bw

Discipline

• 29.30.Kv: X- and γ-ray spectroscopy
• 34.50.Bw: Energy loss and stopping power

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 123
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 341-342

Dates

published

2013-02

Contributors

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İ. Akkurt

• Department of Physics, Science Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

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K. Günoğlu

• Department of Physics, Science Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

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C. Başyiğit

• Department of Construction Education, Technical Education Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

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Ş. Kılınçarslan

• Department of Construction Education, Technical Education Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

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A. Akkaş

• Department of Construction Education, Technical Education Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.123.341