Investigation of gamma and neutron shielding properties of amorphous materials by Monte Carlo method

Recently, applications and studies in the field of radiation have made people more intertwined with radiation. The use of materials such as lead and concrete to protect against radiation has become widespread. In addition to this spread, it becomes important to develop and use more economical, useful and harmless materials. In this study, gamma and neutron attenuation properties of amorphous glass group having three different chemical structures were investigated. Gamma rays attenuation parameters Mass Attenuation Coefficient (µ / ρ), Linear Attenuation Coefficient (µ), Half-Value Layer (HVL), Tenth Value Layer (TVL), Mean Free Path (mfp), Effective Atomic Number (Zeff), Effective Electron density (Neff) and Photon Transmission Factor (TF). Macroscopic Effective Removal Cross Section (ΣR) was calculated as the neutron attenuation parameter. Photon Transmission Factor (TF) was calculated by MCNP4C Monte Carlo code. It was observed that TZCN20, Z20 and PTC1.0 had the best gamma and neutron attenuation properties in the amorphous glass material group of TZCNX, ZX and BTCX.