Features of Radiation Attenuation Processes of the Quaternary Semiconducting Compounds Cu2coge[S, Se, Te]4
The radiation-protection properties of the magnetic semiconducting quaternary compounds Cu 2 CoGeS 4 , Cu 2 CoGeSe 4 , and Cu 2 CoGeTe 4 were examined in this study by using Phy-X/PSD software with the selected gamma energy (0.015 – 15 MeV). The radiation shielding coefficients such as mass and linear attenuation coefficients ( MAC ) and ( LAC ), half-value layer ( HVL ), mean free path ( MFP ) of the present semiconductors were calculated. Also, the total electronic and atomic cross-sections ( ECS and ACS ), the effective atomic number ( Z eff ), the effective electron density (Neff), and the effective conductivity ( C eff ) of these semiconductors were measured to see how well they could protect against radiation. A comparative study occurred between the obtained results and the corresponding values of RS-253-G18, RS-360, RS-520 glasses, barite, chromite, and ferrite concrete. The results show that semiconducting samples with the best shielding performance outperform RS-253-G18, RS-360 glass, and RS-520 glass materials commonly used in nuclear applications. This is what happened: The Cu 2 CoGeTe 4 sample had the highest MAC , LAC, and ACS , as well as the highest ECS and Z eff values. The other two semiconductor samples had the lowest MAC , ECS, and Z eff values. For photons, charged particles (electrons, protons, alpha particles), and C-ion, Phy-X / PSD allows the calculation of the Z eff quickly and precisely across the entire energy range. This study indicates that the semiconductor samples can be utilized as radiation attenuators for various nuclear fields
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[2022]
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Authors: | Zahran, Heba ; Mohammed, M.I ; Yousef, El Sayed ; Alqahtani, Mohammed S. ; Reben, Manuela ; Algarni, H ; Umar, Ahmad ; Albargi, Hasan B. ; Yahia, I.S ; Abdel-wahab, M.Sh ; Ibrahim, Medhat A. |
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