A Study on Radiation Shielding Abilities of Some Compounds of 3d Transition Elements by Using Phy-X/PSD Code

Abstract

In the present study, it was aimed to calculate the radiation-matter interaction parameters of some compounds of 3d transition elements. The radiation attenuation parameters, which are important to have knowledge about the radiation shielding potentials, were calculated by using Phy-X/PSD code in the energy range of 0.01-15 MeV. The calculated mass attenuation coefficient and effective atomic number results were compared with the experimental data which were measured at 19.63 and 22.10 keV previously and, a good agreement was achieved. In order to evaluate the shielding properties of the compounds, we also compared the mass attenuation coefficients of the compounds with ordinary concrete, steel-scrap, ilmenite-limonite and basalt-magnetite, which are widely used as radiation protective materials. According to the obtained results, it is concluded that the studied compounds have radiation shielding potentials.