Sayyed, M.I.; Abdel-Ghany, A.M.; Askin, A.; Sedqy, E.M.; Sadeq, M.S.

In this work, we study the structural, optical and radiation shielding properties of Na2O–CaO-borate glass doped with different amounts of V2O5. A glass system with the composition (10.5CaO+ 16.5Na2O+ (73-x)B2O3+ xV2O5; where x = 0, 2.5, 5 and 10.5 mol%) was produced following the melt quenching technique. The molar volume and density of glasses both increase with the increase in V2O5:B2O3 ratios. Moreover, the average ligand field strength reduced from 2.32 to 2.15 × 1016 cm2 with the increase in V2O5:B2O3 ratios, which correlates with the increased values of molar volume and interatomic separations. Furthermore, the optical basicity of the glass samples increased from 0.601 to 0.666 with increasing V2O5:B2O3 ratios. The optical absorption spectra are studied for further investigation of the optical features. To extract the absorption edge and the absorption bands, a deconvolution process was applied to the absorption spectra. The obtained bands from this deconvolution process confirmed the presence of vanadium in its oxidation states V3+, V4+ and V5+. Furthermore, more additions of V2O5 produced an obvious reduction in Eg values from 3.69 to 3.08 eV along with a redshift in the fundamental absorption edges. These results were attributed to the further creation of nonbridging oxygens within the glass matrix. Furthermore, the addition of V2O5 rather than B2O3 enhances the radiation shielding parameters. Accordingly, the CaNaBV10.5 glass sample is the best attenuator among the fabricated CaO–Na2O–B2O3–V2O5 glasses due to the highest mass attenuation coefficient and lowest half-value layer. Moreover, the half-value layer values of the present glasses were compared to some common materials in the radiation shielding field. From this comparison, we concluded that all glass samples are better than commercial glass windows and ordinary concrete.

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Shirmanov, I.A.; Strugov, E.D.; Aladailah, M.W.; Tashlykov, O.L.; Abualsayed, M.I.; Askin, A.; Volkovich, V.A.; Kashin, I.V.; Smirnov, A.A.; Narkhov, E.D.

An assessment of the radiation-protective parameters of glass samples with different ratios of holmium oxide Ho2O3 was carried out using a system of libraries for computer modeling of the processes of passage of elementary particles through the Geant4 substance and the NIST XCOM database. The results of calculations of the mass attenuation coefficient and the half-attenuation layer for the samples under study at the energy of gamma radiation varying from 0.122 to 1.408 MeV are presented.

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Boukhris, Imed; Kebaili, Imen; Sayyed, M.I.; Askin, A.; Rammah, Y.S.

Linear and nonlinear optical features of La3+ doped tellurite glasses in the form 75TeO2–10ZnO –5Li2O –(10-x)Nb2O5 –xLa2O3: x = 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 in mol% (abbreviated as La0.0. La0.5, La1.0, La1.5, La2.0, and La2.5) were investigated. Also, the γ-photons attenuation parameters were tested utilizing Geant4 simulation code. Results revealed that the molar polarizability (αmolar) takes values from 8.685 × 10−24 to 7.933 × 10−24 cm3, while the molar refraction (Rmolar) changes from 21.886 to 20.219 (cm3/mol) for La0.0 to La2.5 glasses. The static dielectric constant (εstatic) varies from 6.368 to 5.191, whereas optical electronegativity (χ*) varies from 0.690 to 0.852 for La0.0-La2.5 glasses. Non-linear optical susceptibility (χ3) decreases from 5.675 × 10−12 to 2.109 × 10−12 (esu) with increment La2O3 content in the glasses, while non-linear refractive index (n2optical) decreases from 8.472 × 10−11 to 3.488 × 10−11 (esu). The radiation attenuation characteristics for the tested glasses were investigated with the help of Geant4 code. The mass attenuation coefficient (μm) was simulated between 0.284 and 2.506 MeV. The influnce of La2O3 on the shielding parameters was examined. Among the studied glasses, La2.5 posseses the highest μm values. Also, La2.5 sample has the lowest transmission fraction, which implies that more photons can be attenuated with La2.5 glass using a thin glass layer. From the transmission fraction results, we found that thick glasses are needed to attenuate gamma rays coming at high energies. At 0.511 MeV, the half value layer (HVL) value of the La0.0 glass is 1.49 cm while, at the same energy, the HVL value of the La2.5 glass is 1.44 cm.

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Divina, R.; Sathiyapriya, G.; Marimuthu, K.; Askin, A.; Sayyed, M.I.

The effect of modifier ions in different basis have been analyzed through a new series of heavy metals incorporated borate based glasses 39H3BO3+30PbO+20MO+10Bi2O3 +1Dy2O3 (where M=Ca,Sr,Ba,Na and K) which are synthesized following melt quenching technique for radiation screening applications. The potentiality of glasses to withstand the penetration of fast moving neutrons is checked by various studies. Functional groups are identified through different stretching and bending modes of vibrations within the glass membrane through FTIR spectral analysis. In addition to that, other structural properties like Boron-Boron distance (dB−B), molar volume of oxygen (Vo), Oxygen Packing Density (OPD), optical basicity (Λth) and Bond density (nb) are calculated theoretically. The bonding nature (β) and nephelauxetic ratio (δ) values reveals that the glasses possess more of ionic linkages. The high density value exhibited by the Bismuth lead borate glasses indicates their capability to act as a good shielding material in reactors emitting hazardous radiation. Different moduli of elasticity (E, K, G, σ) values for the present glasses are calculated and the results reveal the enhancement in shielding performances when compared to other existing glasses and a comparative study is made on it. Optical studies are carried out and the absorption of Dy3+ions to different energy levels is observed and optical band gap (Eopt) values of the synthesized glasses are calculated along with the Urbach energy (ΔE) values. Radiation shielding properties of the produced glasses were investigated in terms of the mass attenuation coefficients (µm), transmission fraction (T), half value layer (HVL) and effective atomic number (Zeff) parameters. The results attained in the shielding study indicated that glass specimen with M = Ba exhibits enhanced shielding behavior as Ba owns high atomic number (Z) compared to other elements. Glass specimen with M = Na shows the poorest shielding characteristics due to the low Z of Na.

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Boonin, K.; Yasaka, P.; Limkitjaroenporn, P.; Rajaramakrishna, R.; Askin, A.; Sayyed, M.I.; Kothan, S.; Kaewkhao, J.

In this study, the zinc barium tellurite glasses (ZBaT) synthesized and inspected their radiation defensive mechanism and structural behavior. Glass composition (90-x) TeO2 - 10 ZnO - xBaO, where 25≤ x ≤ 35 (mol%) was prepared using the melt quenching technique and glass-forming pseudo-ternary diagram was discussed. Addition of BaO enhances the polarization in the present glasses there by it increases the bond length hence glass network expands resulting in volume. The mass attenuation coefficient (μm) of ZBaT glasses have been evaluated at various energies via Compton scattering technique. The results found that the μm, effective atomic number and effective electron density decrease with the increase in γ-ray energies which is in a good agreement with theoretical values attained using Geant4 and WinXCOM. At 25 mol% BaO content the glass samples show less mean free path (MFP) which were compared with other standard shield defensive materials. The obtained results reveal that the formation of non-bridging oxygens increased with higher concentration of BaO. The transmission spectra of the prepared glasses displayed optical light transparency thereby demonstrating their efficient role being transparent window when used as radiation defensive material without Pb component proving them as eco-friendly for environment.

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Sayyed, M.I.; El-Mesady, I.A.; Abouhaswa, A.S.; Askin, A.; Rammah, Y.S.

Glass samples of titanium-lead bismuth borate with the composition of (60B2O3 – 20Bi2O3 – (20-x)PbO – xTiO2), where 0 ≤ x ≤ 10 wt% labeled as BBPT0.0 (x = 0) to BBPT10.0 (x = 10) were synthesized. The melt quenching technique was used in the preparation. The amorphous character and vibrational groups for all samples were confirmed through XRD and FTIR measurements, respectively. The optical band gap (Eopt), Urbach's energy (Eurbach), and the optical dispersion constants have been determined using UV–Vis spectra. Results reveal that the values of the optical band gap energy exhibit a decrease with the TiO2 concentration, in contrast with Urbach's energy which displays a linear increase from 0.43 to 0.64 eV. In addition, the values of single-oscillator energy (Eo) has the same behavior of the optical energy gap (Eopt), while the dispersion energy parameter (Ed) has an inversely behavior. Mass attenuation coefficients (μ/ρ) of the investigated glasses have been computed using the Geant4 simulation toolkit and WinXCOM database software. Geant4 model of a HPGe detector has been employed to perform the Monte Carlo simulations for the glass samples with five thicknesses from 1 to 3 cm at the gamma ray energies in the range of 356–2510 keV. The transmission fractions as a function of the thickness at 356 keV photon energy for all studied glasses has been performed. Half value layer (HVL) was derived from the μ/ρ values. Results showed the studied glasses have good shielding capability according to their mass attenuation coefficients, transmission fractions and HVL values.

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Rammah, Y.S.; Askin, A.; Abouhaswa, A.S.; El-Agawany, F.I.; Sayyed, M.I.

New zinc lead borate glasses with (50B2O3–10ZnO–(40 − y) PbO)–yFe2O3: 0 ≤ y ≤ 10 wt%) composition were synthesized by the conventional melt-quench technique. The amorphous nature of the glasses was tested by using X-ray diffraction spectroscopy. FTIR spectra for the glasses were recorded in the range of 4000–400 cm−1. Physical properties of the proposed glasses were evaluated. The mass attenuation coefficients (μ/ρ) for the glasses were calculated by the Geant4 simulation toolkit code and XCOM software within the photon energy range 365–2510 keV. Different γ-ray shielding parameters such as half-value layer, tenth value layer, and transmission fraction for the proposed glasses were evaluated using the obtained values of the (μ/ρ). Results reveal that for 1 cm glass thickness, the (50B2O3–10ZnO–30PbO)–10Fe2O3 sample has the highest transmission, due to the lower amount of Pb, and thus poorer shielding capability among the other glass samples. In addition, the probabilities of γ-ray interaction with the studied glasses were investigated.

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Wagh, Akshatha; Sayyed, M.I.; Askin, A.; Özpolat, Özgür Fırat; Sakar, E.; Lakshminarayana, G.; Kamath, Sudha D.

Authors report the change in lead fluoroborate glass properties with change in RE2O3 (RE = Eu, Sm, Nd) chemical composition. The RE2O3 exhibited improvement in the radiation shielding properties of the glass samples. The gamma rays shielding capabilities of the samples were studied using the WinXcom software (for Eu2O3, Sm2O3 doped glasses) and Monte Carlo simulation (for Nd2O3 doped glasses). The results exhibited that the mass attenuation coefficient (μm), effective atomic number (Zeff), and half value layer (HVL) depends on the concentration of RE2O3 and addition of the same significantly increased the shielding capabilities of the glass samples against gamma rays. The increase in photon energy revealed the decrease in radiation shielding properties. The reported density and radiation attenuation properties of RE2O3 doped lead fluoroborate glasses are predominant in radiation shielding applications which will be useful in high strength structures. Of all the glass samples 2.5 mol% of Eu2O3, Sm2O3 and Nd2O3 doped glasses showed enhanced shielding properties.

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Sathiyapriya, G.; Marimuthu, K.; Sayyed, M.I.; Askin, A.; Agar, O.

Structural, physical and gamma ray shielding properties of Dy3+ doped telluroborate glasses have been discussed. The molar volume of the glasses is proportional to the TeO2 content. The FTIR studies investigate the expansion of TeO2 content and the dynamic change of tetrahedral [BO4] units into trigonal [BO3] units. Using the absorption spectra, optical band gap (Eg) and Urbach's energy (ΔE) values are calculated. The molar volume of oxygen (VO) and boron‑boron separation (<dB–B>) values are increasing while there is a fall in oxygen packing density (OPD) from 0% to 40% of TeO2. The ionic nature of the present glasses is analyzed from the bonding parameter (δ), optical basicity (Λth), covalent and ionic characteristic factors. The gamma photon attenuation investigated employing GEANT4 code. The transmission factor (TF) shows that 0TBD sample (0 wt% of TeO2) has the highest TF, while the 4TBD sample (40 wt% of TeO2) has the lowest TF.

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Al-Hadeethi, Y.; Sayyed, M.I.; Kaewkhao, J.; Askin, A.; Raffah, Bahaaudin M.; Mkawi, E.M.; Rajaramakrishna, R.

In the current paper, glass samples were prepared from the composition xGd2O3–(30-x)Y2O3–70B2O3 (where x = 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 mol%) via the technique of melt-quenching. Various optical parameters and inter-atomic separation were evaluated for the fabricated samples. The results showed that the inter-substitution of Y2O3 content in replacement with Gd2O3 content in the glass matrix shows structural variation in the glass. The density increases from 3.5521 to 4.1613 g/cm3 with increase in Gd2O3 content that signifies the role of Gd2O3 being a glass modifier. The transmission spectra of the glass sample show more than 85% transmittance suggesting their superior transparency in the visible region. Also, several important shielding parameters of the prepared glass system have been computationally determined via the Geant4 model and the results were compared with Phy-X/PDS database software. The results revealed that the mass attenuation factor (µ/ρ) obtained by utilizing the two different toolkits are in agreement. The transmission fraction and the half value layer parameters of the glass system indicate that the glass sample with higher Gd concentration provides a better gamma blocking ability thanks to the high atomic number of Gd.

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