Determination of gamma ray attenuation coefficients of Al-4% Cu/B4C metal matrix composites at 662, 1173 and 1332 keV

Gamma ray attenuation coefficients of metal matrix composites have been investigated. For this purpose, the linear attenuation coefficients of composites containing boron carbide (B 4 C) at different rates have been measured using a gamma spectrometer that contains a NaI(Tl) detector and MCA at 662,...

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Published in:Bulletin of materials science 2014-08, Vol.37 (5), p.1175-1179
Main Authors: Akkurt, I., Günoğlu, K., Çalik, A., Karakas, M. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attenuation coefficients
Boron carbide
Cesium 137
Cesium isotopes
Chemistry and Materials Science
Copper
Engineering
Gamma rays
Materials Science
Mathematical analysis
Metal matrix composites
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Summary:Gamma ray attenuation coefficients of metal matrix composites have been investigated. For this purpose, the linear attenuation coefficients of composites containing boron carbide (B 4 C) at different rates have been measured using a gamma spectrometer that contains a NaI(Tl) detector and MCA at 662, 1173 and 1332 keV, which are obtained from 137 Cs and 60 Co sources. The measured results were compared with the calculation obtained using computer code of XCOM for 1 keV–1 GeV gamma energies.
ISSN:0250-4707
0973-7669
DOI:10.1007/s12034-014-0059-5