Radiation shielding of concretes containing different aggregates
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Abstract The shielding of γ-rays by concrete has been investigated for concretes containing different amounts of barite and normal weight aggregates. The linear attenuation coefficients ( μ , cm −1 ) have been calculated at photon energies of 1 keV to 100 GeV using XCOM and the obtained results compared with the measurements at the photon energies of 0.66 MeV and 1.33 MeV. It is shown that the type of the aggregate is more important than the amount of aggregate used in concrete for γ-ray shielding.
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OpenAlex topics: Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis · Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies · Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
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