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<p>Among the various types of glasses, fluoride-based glasses stand out due to their chemical and mechanical stability, low refractive indices, low phonon energies, and low transition temperatures. In this study, key radiation shielding parameters, including the mass attenuation coefficient (µ<sub>m</sub>), half-value thickness (HVL), mean free path (MFP), transmission fraction (T), effective atomic number (Z<sub>eff</sub>), exposure build-up factors (EBF) and fast neutron removal cross-section (∑<sub>R</sub>), of the newly developed fluoride-based glass system, xZnF<sub>2</sub>—(25-x)PbF<sub>2</sub>—25Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>—49.8B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>—0.2Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (where x is between 0, and 25&#xa0;mol%), were evaluated. The data was gathered through Monte Carlo simulations, utilizing the Geant4 framework for a germanium detector and the PHY-X/PSD software. The parameters were assessed for gamma-ray energies ranging from 0.284 to 1.33&#xa0;MeV across all glass samples. The results clearly show that the presence of PbF<sub>2</sub> significantly enhances radiation shielding, owing to the high atomic number (Z) of lead. The highest µm and Z<sub>eff</sub> values were found to be highest and MFP, HVL, and T values were found to be lowest for the glass sample with the highest PbF<sub>2</sub> content. Furthermore, the ∑R values of the glasses were observed to decrease as the PbF<sub>2</sub> content reduced, highlighting the importance of high-Z elements in neutron absorption. Therefore, gamma and neutron shielding abilities of the studied glasses improve with the addition of PbF<sub>2</sub> into the glass structure and glass system containing 25% mole PbF<sub>2</sub> exhibits superior gamma and neutron shielding performance compared to shielding concrete.</p>

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Impact of ZnF2 and PbF2 on the radiation attenuation performance of the fluoride-based bismuth borate glass system

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    2025年9月9日

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  • A. Aşkın

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Among the various types of glasses, fluoride-based glasses stand out due to their chemical and mechanical stability, low refractive indices, low phonon energies, and low transition temperatures. In this study, key radiation shielding parameters, including the mass attenuation coefficient (µm), half-value thickness (HVL), mean free path (MFP), transmission fraction (T), effective atomic number (Zeff), exposure build-up factors (EBF) and fast neutron removal cross-section (∑R), of the newly developed fluoride-based glass system, xZnF2—(25-x)PbF2—25Bi2O3—49.8B2O3—0.2Cr2O3 (where x is between 0, and 25 mol%), were evaluated. The data was gathered through Monte Carlo simulations, utilizing the Geant4 framework for a germanium detector and the PHY-X/PSD software. The parameters were assessed for gamma-ray energies ranging from 0.284 to 1.33 MeV across all glass samples. The results clearly show that the presence of PbF2 significantly enhances radiation shielding, owing to the high atomic number (Z) of lead. The highest µm and Zeff values were found to be highest and MFP, HVL, and T values were found to be lowest for the glass sample with the highest PbF2 content. Furthermore, the ∑R values of the glasses were observed to decrease as the PbF2 content reduced, highlighting the importance of high-Z elements in neutron absorption. Therefore, gamma and neutron shielding abilities of the studied glasses improve with the addition of PbF2 into the glass structure and glass system containing 25% mole PbF2 exhibits superior gamma and neutron shielding performance compared to shielding concrete.