• M. Elsafi
  • Heba Jamal Alasali
  • Aljawhara H. Almuqrin
  • K. G. Mahmoud
  • M. I. Sayyed
In the present study, six silicone rubber doped by tellurium borate oxides were fabricated using the casting method. The densities of the fabricated silicon rubber-doped by tellurium borate oxides samples were measured using the Archimedes Method. Moreover, the linear attenuation coefficient of silicone rubber doped tellurium borate oxides samples was evaluated experimentally using the hyper pure germanium, and the recorded linear attenuation coefficient values were affirmed using the theoretical Phy-X program. The experimental measurements were performed using the narrow beam transmission method with radioactive isotopes Am-241, Cs-137, and Co-60 with energies of 59, 661, 1173, and 1332 keV. The linear attenuation coefficient values showed an enhancement by 4.73 times, 1.20 time, 1.17, time, and 1.17 time, respectively at gamma photon energies of 59, 661, 1173, and 1332 keV, when the TeO2 concentration increased in the fabricated composites from 0 to 50 wt%. The enhancement of the linear attenuation coefficient values has a positive effect on the transmission rate values where the half-value thickness and transmission rate were decreased accompanied by an increase in the RPE. © 2023 Korean Nuclear Society.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2166-2171
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Engineering and Technology
Volume55
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

    WoS ResearchAreas Categories

  • Nuclear Science & Technology

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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