Physical, optical, mechanical, and radiation shielding properties for the B2O3-Li2O glasses

After starting of using ionizing radiation in many different fields, the scientists focused on to develop protection methods as it is dangers for the human body. Besides time and distance the most important way is shielding of radiation by using effective materials. With this motivation, the present study analyzes the physical, optical, mechanical, and Radiation shielding properties for the B2O3-Li2O glasses. Four different glasses coded as G-1 to G-4 are simulated via MCNPX Monte Carlo code by varying the concentration of the B2O3 + Li2O at 0-15 MeV gamma ray energies. The obtained results reveal that Li2O has a favorable influence on the radiation shielding characteristics of the preferred glass sample. To assess the relation between Li2O concentration in glass and corresponding structural and mechanical changes in candidate glasses, Makishima-Mackenzie theory is applied and mechanical moduli are extracted. The structure and dimensionality of the preferred samples are derived based on the Bergman and Kantor model for fluid and compositions with the help of the fractal bond connec-tivity. In addition, the longitudinal velocity (VL), transverse velocity (VS), mean velocity (V mean), and acoustic impedance (Zi) related to the glasses are evaluated.

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After the use of ionizing radiation in various fields, scientists have focused on developing protection methods due to its dangers to the human body. Shielding radiation using effective materials is the most important method, in addition to time and distance. This study analyzed the physical, optical, mechanical, and radiation shielding properties of B2O3-Li2O glasses coded as G-1 to G-4, and found that Li2O has a positive influence on the radiation shielding characteristics. The study also assessed the relationship between Li2O concentration and structural and mechanical changes in the glasses.