[This article belongs to Volume - 58, Issue - 01, 2026]
Gongcheng Kexue Yu Jishu/Advanced Engineering Science
Journal ID : AES-14-03-2026-53

Title : ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE SHIELDING CHARACTERISTICS OF PR2O3 DOPED SODIUM LEAD-BORATE GLASSES FOR GAMMA RAY SHIELDING APPLICATIONS.
Susheela K Lenkennavar1,2 and B. M. Praveen

Abstract :

A new set of glass samples consisting of 30Na2O-5PbO-5PbF2-10BaO-(60-x)B2O3-x Pr2O3, with 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5, was synthesised using the melt quench technique. The radiation attenuation characteristics of the produced glasses were analyzed using Phy-X/PSD software. The values of μ increased from 0.015 MeV, where the MAC values are 37.008 cm2/g and 37.522 cm2/g for BaO at 10 mol% with Pr2O3 at 0% and 0.5%, respectively. The HVL value for BaO-Pr-0.0 glass was measured at 3.702 cm when subjected to 1.5 MeV, and BaOPr-0.5 glass demonstrated HVL values of 4.069 cm at the same photon energy level. The MFP values measured reflect HVL characteristics, indicating that BPr-5.0 glass provides superior values across different photon energies when assessed against the other prepared glasses. Among the tested materials, prepared glasses reveal enhanced shielding effectiveness when juxtaposed with commonly utilized glass and concrete samples. The findings of this study highlight the feasibility of these glass types as practical solutions for shielding against gamma radiation.