Investigation of Radiation Shielding Properties for Some Soil Samples for Use in Shields against Gamma-Rays from Different Nuclides

Authors

  • Abdu Hamoud Al-khawlany Department of Physics, Maulana Azad College, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India- 431001
  • A R Khan HOD, PG Department of Computer Science, Maulana Azad College, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University, Aurangabad431001, Maharashtra, India.
  • J M Pathan Assistance Professor, Department of Physics, Maulana Azad College, Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar University, Aurangabad 431001, Maharashtra, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Gamma ray attenuation, Density, Radiation shielding, NaI (Tl) detector, Half value, layer, Soil samples

Abstract

The variation of radiation shielding parameters like linear and mass attenuation  coefficients, half value layer, tenth value layer and mean free path with different soil  samples of various chemical compositions and physical properties has been  investigated using gamma ray spectrometer NaI(Tl) atthe gamma energies of 360, 662,  1280, 1330 KeV emitted from radioactive isotopes of 133Ba, 137Cs, 22Na and 60Co,  respectively. For this work, soil samples were collected from different sites of  Aurangabad, India, and then prepared using standard techniques. The study of  attenuation coefficients of various materials has been an important part of research in  radiation physics, chemistry, agriculture and human health. This study aims to  investigate of radiation shielding properties for various soils of various components.  For the attenuation coefficients, a significant variation is observed in low and high  energy regions whereas there is no notable change in the intermediate region. The  results have been discussed on the basis of obtained attenuation coefficients of  different partial photon interaction processes. It is observed that the variation of  obtained values of all parameters strongly depends on the photon energy; it decreases  or increases due to chemical composition and density of the sample. The study has  practical importance to know the nature of the soils in the construction and  agricultural purposes. Generally, the radiation shielding parameters determined in  this study can be used for determination of gamma emitters in any soil samples. 

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2019-06-15

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Vol. 38 No. 1 (2019): Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences Physics (Jan-Jul) 2019

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Investigation of Radiation Shielding Properties for Some Soil Samples for Use in Shields against Gamma-Rays from Different Nuclides . (2019). Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences – Physics, 38(1), 32–45. https://doi.org/10.48165/