Thickness optimization of Sn–Pb alloys for experimentally measuring mass attenuation coefficients
An attempt has been made to experimentally investigate the optimum thickness in order to measure mass attenuation coefficients for some Sn–Pb alloy systems at incident photon energies 122, 511 and 662keV. The Sn–Pb alloys were synthesized with different compositions and different thicknesses using m...
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| description | An attempt has been made to experimentally investigate the optimum thickness in order to measure mass attenuation coefficients for some Sn–Pb alloy systems at incident photon energies 122, 511 and 662keV. The Sn–Pb alloys were synthesized with different compositions and different thicknesses using melt-quench technique and cast iron mould. The physical parameters such as mass, thickness, density have been measured for all the prepared alloys. Further, the transmitted photon spectra of Cs-137, Co-57 and Na-22 radioactive isotopes were recorded using GAMMARAD5 (scintillator detector) of dimensions 76mm×76mm with and without inserting different alloy samples between the radioactive isotopes and detector. The experimental results so obtained were compared with the theoretical ones of WinXCom and optimum thickness for measuring mass attenuation coefficients for the selected alloys has been recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-39aabaa29aca46d58ea80bf3dfb397772022-12-22T01:48:53ZengNational Research Nuclear University (MEPhI)Nuclear Energy and Technology2452-30382017-03-01311510.1016/j.nucet.2017.02.001Thickness optimization of Sn–Pb alloys for experimentally measuring mass attenuation coefficientsTaranjot Kaur0Jeewan Sharma1Tejbir Singh2Physics Department, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib 140407, Punjab, IndiaNanotechnology Department, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib 140407, Punjab, IndiaPhysics Department, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib 140407, Punjab, IndiaAn attempt has been made to experimentally investigate the optimum thickness in order to measure mass attenuation coefficients for some Sn–Pb alloy systems at incident photon energies 122, 511 and 662keV. The Sn–Pb alloys were synthesized with different compositions and different thicknesses using melt-quench technique and cast iron mould. The physical parameters such as mass, thickness, density have been measured for all the prepared alloys. Further, the transmitted photon spectra of Cs-137, Co-57 and Na-22 radioactive isotopes were recorded using GAMMARAD5 (scintillator detector) of dimensions 76mm×76mm with and without inserting different alloy samples between the radioactive isotopes and detector. The experimental results so obtained were compared with the theoretical ones of WinXCom and optimum thickness for measuring mass attenuation coefficients for the selected alloys has been recommended.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452303816301248Gamma-raysMass attenuation coefficientsBinary alloysOptimum thickness |
| spellingShingle | Taranjot Kaur Jeewan Sharma Tejbir Singh Thickness optimization of Sn–Pb alloys for experimentally measuring mass attenuation coefficients Nuclear Energy and Technology Gamma-rays Mass attenuation coefficients Binary alloys Optimum thickness |
| title | Thickness optimization of Sn–Pb alloys for experimentally measuring mass attenuation coefficients |
| title_full | Thickness optimization of Sn–Pb alloys for experimentally measuring mass attenuation coefficients |
| title_fullStr | Thickness optimization of Sn–Pb alloys for experimentally measuring mass attenuation coefficients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thickness optimization of Sn–Pb alloys for experimentally measuring mass attenuation coefficients |
| title_short | Thickness optimization of Sn–Pb alloys for experimentally measuring mass attenuation coefficients |
| title_sort | thickness optimization of sn pb alloys for experimentally measuring mass attenuation coefficients |
| topic | Gamma-rays Mass attenuation coefficients Binary alloys Optimum thickness |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452303816301248 |
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