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Assessment of linear, mass attenuation coefficients and effective atomic numbers in some polymers for use as gamma-ray shields

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In this study, a Geiger-Muller counter was used as a detector to measure the linear and mass attenuation coefficients (μm) for several polymers, including polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high density polyethylene (HDPE), and polystyrene (PS). It was found that the linear attenuation coefficients were 8.6136, 35.1, 9.1169, 4.496 cm-1 for PP, PET, HDPE, and PS, respectively. Also, the mass attenuation coefficients (μm) were 10.074, 36.5, 9.698, 4.68 cm^2/g^3 for PP, PET, HDPE, and PS, respectively. Theoretically, the total atomic, electric cross sections, the effective atomic numbers (Zeff), HVL and TVL were computed using the values of mass attenuation coefficients (μm) that were obtained for the samples under study. The chosen polymers' theoretical values were found to be in perfect agreement with the earlier literature. The current study concluded that Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is the best shielding polymer material because it has more μm values than the other polymer materials.

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10.21608/ajnsa.2023.164882.1642

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Gamma rays, attenuation coefficients, effective atomic numbers, polymers

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Samah

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Elsayed

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1Physics Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11757, Egypt 2Physics Department, College of Sciences and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia

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samah.zy2@gmail.com

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0000-0003-4434-9004

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56

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4

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42139

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2023-07-01

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2022-09-24

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2023-07-01

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9

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16

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1110-0451

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2090-4258

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Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications

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Assessment of linear, mass attenuation coefficients and effective atomic numbers in some polymers for use as gamma-ray shields

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23 Dec 2024