Photon Shielding Features of Quarry Tuff
Cantera is a quarry tuff widely used in the building industry; in this work the shielding features of cantera were determined. The shielding characteristics were calculated using XCOM and MCNP5 codes for 0.03, 0.07, 0.1, 0.3, 0.662, 1, 2, and 3 MeV photons. With XCOM the mass interaction coefficient...
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| author | Vega-Carrillo Hector Rene Hernandez-Adame Luis Guzman-Garcia Karen Arlete Ortiz-Hernandez Arturo Agustin Rodriguez-Rodriguez Jose Antonio Juarez-Alvarado Cesar Antonio |
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| description | Cantera is a quarry tuff widely used in the building industry; in this work the shielding features of cantera were determined. The shielding characteristics were calculated using XCOM and MCNP5 codes for 0.03, 0.07, 0.1, 0.3, 0.662, 1, 2, and 3 MeV photons. With XCOM the mass interaction coefficients, and the total mass attenuation coefficients, were calculated. With the MCNP5 code a transmission experiment was modelled using a point-like source located 42 cm apart from a point-like detector. Between the source and the detector, cantera pieces with different thickness, ranging from 0 to 40 cm were included. The collided and uncollided photon fluence, the Kerma in air and the Ambient dose equivalent were estimated. With the uncollided fluence the linear attenuation coefficients were determined and compared with those calculated with XCOM. The linear attenuation coefficient for 0.662 MeV photons was compared with the coefficient measured with a NaI(Tl)-based γ-ray spectrometer and a 137Cs source. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abd8b3bd49b84563aa72eb8ff3006cda2022-12-21T22:08:54ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2017-01-011530702010.1051/epjconf/201715307020epjconf_icrs2017_07020Photon Shielding Features of Quarry TuffVega-Carrillo Hector Rene0Hernandez-Adame Luis1Guzman-Garcia Karen Arlete2Ortiz-Hernandez Arturo Agustin3Rodriguez-Rodriguez Jose Antonio4Juarez-Alvarado Cesar Antonio5Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, UA de Estudios NuclearesLaboratoire de Chimie PhysiqueUniversidad Politecnica de Madrid, Dept. Ingenieria EnergeticaInstituto Politecnico Nacional, Campus Zacatecas, Blvd. El Bote, Zacatecas, Zac.Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Fac. de Ingenieria Civil, C. Pedro de Alba s/n, San Nicolas de los GarzaUniversidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Fac. de Ingenieria Civil, C. Pedro de Alba s/n, San Nicolas de los GarzaCantera is a quarry tuff widely used in the building industry; in this work the shielding features of cantera were determined. The shielding characteristics were calculated using XCOM and MCNP5 codes for 0.03, 0.07, 0.1, 0.3, 0.662, 1, 2, and 3 MeV photons. With XCOM the mass interaction coefficients, and the total mass attenuation coefficients, were calculated. With the MCNP5 code a transmission experiment was modelled using a point-like source located 42 cm apart from a point-like detector. Between the source and the detector, cantera pieces with different thickness, ranging from 0 to 40 cm were included. The collided and uncollided photon fluence, the Kerma in air and the Ambient dose equivalent were estimated. With the uncollided fluence the linear attenuation coefficients were determined and compared with those calculated with XCOM. The linear attenuation coefficient for 0.662 MeV photons was compared with the coefficient measured with a NaI(Tl)-based γ-ray spectrometer and a 137Cs source.https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715307020 |
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| title | Photon Shielding Features of Quarry Tuff |
| title_full | Photon Shielding Features of Quarry Tuff |
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