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OPEN CHEMISTRY
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
DE GRUYTER POLAND SP Z O O
DOI: 10.1515/chem-2022-0289
Keywords
tellurite glasses; GdF3; WO3; gamma-ray; glass shields
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This study investigates the effect of substituting tungsten(vi) oxide/gadolinium(iii) fluoride in tellurite glasses on gamma-ray absorption properties. Various absorption parameters were studied for five different glass samples with varying substitution ratios. The sample with 80-20 mol% TeO2/WO3 composition showed the highest gamma-absorption capabilities. WO3 incorporation is a crucial process that may be utilized to improve glass shield properties.
This study investigates the effect of substituting tungsten(vi) oxide/gadolinium(iii) fluoride in tellurite glasses whose densities varies from 5.0879 to 5.3246 g/cm(3) on gamma-ray absorption properties. A range of fundamental absorption parameters, including attenuation coefficients, half-value layer thicknesses, effective atom and electron numbers, effective conductivity, exposure, and energy absorption buildup factors, were studied for five different glass samples with varying substitution ratios. The ratio of tungsten(vi) oxide to gadolinium(iii) fluoride varied between 0 and 20 mol%, as well as the TeO2 ratio in the composition was maintained between 90 and 80 mol%. The sample with the composition of 80-20 mol% TeO2/WO3, which attained the maximum density value with 20 mol% WO3 addition, showed the highest gamma-absorption capabilities based on the obtained findings in the range of 0.015-15 MeV. In consideration of the mechanical and physical properties of WO3 in tellurite glasses, it can be concluded that WO3 incorporation is a crucial monotonic process that may be utilized to further improve the properties of glass shields.
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