Monte Carlo Design and Experiments on the Neutron Shielding Performances of B2O3–ZnO–Bi2O3 Glass System1
J. Kaewkhaoa, T. Korkutb, *, H. Korkutb, B. Aygünc, P. Yasakaa, S. Tuscharoena,
S. Insiripongd, and A. Karabulutc, e
aCenter of Excellence in Glass Technology and Materials Science (CEGM), Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University,
Nakhon Pathom, 73000 Thailand
bFaculty of Engineering, Department of Nuclear Energy Engineering, Sinop, 57000 Turkey
cFaculty of Science, Department of Physics, Atatürk University, Erzurum, 25240 Turkey
dPhysics Program, Faculty of Science and Technology, Muban Chombueng Rajabhat University, Ratchaburi, 70150 Thailand
eAgri Ibrahim Cecen University, Agri, 04000 Turkey
Correspondence to: *e-mail: turgaykorkut@hotmail.com
1The article is published in the original.
Received 11 December, 2015
Abstract—Neutron shielding properties of (90 – x)B2O3–10ZnO–xBi2O3 glass systems (where x = 15, 20, 25 and 30 mol %) were investigated by Monte Carlo simulations (FLUKA and GEANT4) and experiments. Neutron mass removal cross sections, number of inelastic scattering, elastic scattering, and capture interactions were estimated by simulations. 241Am/Be neutron source was used for the neutron equivalent dose rate measurements. As a result, produced glass samples have fine neutron shielding capacity.
Keywords: neutron shielding, bismuth-zinc-borate glass, Monte Carlo simulation
DOI: 10.1134/S1087659617060050