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Investigation on radiation shielding parameters of cerrobend alloys

  • Tellili, Borhan (Universite de Tunis El Manar, Faculte des Sciences de Tunis, Departement de physique, Unite de Recherche de Physique Nucleaire et des Hautes Energies, Campus Universitaire El-Manar) ;
  • Elmahroug, Youssef (Universite de Tunis El Manar, Faculte des Sciences de Tunis, Departement de physique, Unite de Recherche de Physique Nucleaire et des Hautes Energies, Campus Universitaire El-Manar) ;
  • Souga, Chedly (Universite de Carthage, Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie)
  • Received : 2016.02.14
  • Accepted : 2017.08.08
  • Published : 2017.12.25
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Abstract

In this study, to determine the most effective alloy for shielding against gamma-rays, the gamma-ray shielding parameters of six types of cerrobend alloys have been investigated. Gamma-ray interaction with the cerrobend alloys has been discussed mainly in terms of total mass attenuation coefficient (${\mu}_t$), half value layer (HVL), tenth value layer (TVL), effective atomic number ($Z_{eff}$), and effective electron density ($N_{eff}$). These parameters have been calculated by theoretical approach using the ParShield program in a photon energy range between 0.1 MeV and 100 GeV. The dependence of these parameters on the incident photon energy and chemical composition of the cerrobend alloys has been studied.

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