A new radiation shielding material: Amethyst ore

This paper describes a new radiation shielding material, amethyst ore. We have determined the elemental composition of amethyst using WDXRF spectroscopy technique. To see the shielding capability of amethyst for several photon energies, these results have been used in simulation process by FLUKA Mon...

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Published in:Annals of nuclear energy 2011, Vol.38 (1), p.56-59
Main Authors: Korkut, Turgay, Korkut, Hatun, Karabulut, Abdulhalik, Budak, Gökhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amethyst
Beams (radiation)
Computer simulation
Concrete
Concretes
Linear attenuation coefficient
Monte Carlo FLUKA code
Monte Carlo methods
Nuclear reactor components
Radiation shielding
Radiation transport
Shielding
WDXRF spectroscopy
XCOM
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Summary:This paper describes a new radiation shielding material, amethyst ore. We have determined the elemental composition of amethyst using WDXRF spectroscopy technique. To see the shielding capability of amethyst for several photon energies, these results have been used in simulation process by FLUKA Monte Carlo radiation transport code. Linear attenuation coefficients have been calculated according to the simulation results. Then, these values have been compared to a fine shielding concrete material. The results show that amethyst shields more gamma beams than concrete. This investigation is the first study about the radiation shielding properties of amethyst ore.
ISSN:0306-4549
1873-2100
DOI:10.1016/j.anucene.2010.08.017