Determination of mass attenuation coefficients of some boron ores at 59.54 keV by using scintillation detector

Demir F.

Applied Radiation and Isotopes, vol.68, no.1, pp.175-179, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 68 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.09.003
  • Journal Name: Applied Radiation and Isotopes
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.175-179
  • Keywords: Boron, Colemanite, Mass attenuation coefficient, Radiation shielding, Tincal, Ulexite
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The mass attenuation coefficients of the 59.54 keV radiation of 241Am point source in boron ores such as tincal, ulexite and colemanite were determined experimentally by a scintillation detector and theoretically. Since boron ores contain boron, hydrogen, and a lot of elements, they may be used as shielding against neutrons and gammas simultaneously, e.g. for shielding 241Am/Be neutron sources, as they emit both gammas and neutrons. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.