Determination of Radiation Shielding Properties of Some Polymer and Plastic Materials against Gamma-Rays

• Authors: O. Gurler , U. Akar Tarim
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A Monte Carlo code is proposed for determination of mass attenuation coefficients of gamma rays for some polymer and plastic materials. It is based on simulation of interaction processes of gamma rays with the energy of 59.5, 80.9, 140.5, 279, 356.5, 511, 661.6, 1173.2, 1332.5 keV with matter. The method was tested by comparison of the simulation results with the literature values (ANSI/ANS-6.4.3 and GRIC toolkit). The compatible behaviour of mass attenuation coefficients versus incident photon energy for the investigated energy range approves the use of this code for the extended energy range and several materials. Also, the values of half-value layer were calculated for assessment of shielding effectiveness of these materials.

Keywords

EN

02.70.Uu; 25.20.Dc; 25.60.Dz

Discipline

• 25.60.Dz: Interaction and reaction cross sections
• 02.70.Uu: Applications of Monte Carlo methods(see also 02.50.Ng in probability theory, stochastic processes, and statistics, and 05.10.Ln in statistical physics)
• 25.20.Dc: Photon absorption and scattering

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 130
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 236-238

Dates

published

2016-07

Contributors

author

O. Gurler

• Uludag University, Physics Department, Bursa, Turkey

author

U. Akar Tarim

• Uludag University, Physics Department, Bursa, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.130.236