Radiation attenuation attributes for BaO-TiO2-SiO2-GeO2 glass series: a comprehensive study using Phy-X software

Abstract

Abstract The radiation-shielding attributes of six glass samples with BaO-TiO2-SiO2-GeO2 compositions were examined. Using the Phy-X software, the radiation shielding factors for the proposed glasses were reported. The transmission factor (TF) was calculated for various glass thicknesses, and the findings showed that the TF reduces as the glass thickness increases. The transmission of the photon decreased for BTGS55 from 0.83 to 0.49 at 0.284 MeV and from 0.93 to 0.73 at 0.826 MeV as the sample thickness increased from 0.4 to 1.6 cm. The findings of the radiation protection efficiency (RPE) indicated that a thick glass sample absorbs more photons, suggesting that less radiation passes through the glass, improving RPE. Furthermore, the BTGS0 glass has a higher RPE than the BTGS55 glass, indicating that the glass is more effective at blocking incoming radiation when it contains more GeO2. The BTGS55 sample has the lowest RPE and the greatest TF, whereas the BTGS0 glass has the highest RPE and lowest TF. The tenth value layer (TVL) was also obtained, and it was found that TVL rises with energy, peaking at 1.33 MeV and varied from 9.437 to 11.519 cm. The minimal TVL, in contrast, is estimated to range between 3.245 and 3.890 cm and it occurs at 0.284 MeV BTGS0 has the lowest TVL after the addition of GeO2, which lowers the TVL.