Application of GATE/GEANT 4 code in investigation of gamma shielding effectiveness of glass materials

Authors

Elsayed SalamaFollow
A. Maher

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

GATE/GEANT4 code-based Monte Carlo simulations have been conducted and validated for the purpose of studying the mass attenuation coefficient of xR_mO_n: (100-x) SiO₂ glass systems (where R_mO_n are Bi₂O₃, PbO and BaO, with 30 ≤ x ≤ 70 % by weight) at 662 keV. The results came in agreement with the ones previously obtained through WinXcom program. Consistency between simulation and experimental results is confirmed by using χ² test. The obtained results suggest the validity of using GATE for estimation of mass attenuation for different material compositions at different energies. This specific study recommends GATE simulation code as a suitable tool to investigate materials in the field of radiation shielding as an alternative to the experimental method.

Recommended Citation

Salama, Elsayed and Maher, A., "Application of GATE/GEANT 4 code in investigation of gamma shielding effectiveness of glass materials" (2019). Basic Science Engineering. 125.
https://buescholar.bue.edu.eg/basic_sci_eng/125