To verify the influence of the functional elements particular size for the radiation attenuation coefficients and mechanical properties radiation shielding material based on epoxy resin,we prepare two WO_(3)/E44 sampl...To verify the influence of the functional elements particular size for the radiation attenuation coefficients and mechanical properties radiation shielding material based on epoxy resin,we prepare two WO_(3)/E44 samples with different particular sizes of WO_(3) by a solidified forming approach.The linear attenuation coefficients of these samples are measured forγ-ray photo energies of 59.6,121.8,and 344.1 keV,etc.using narrow beam transmission geometry.It is found that the linear attenuation coefficients would increase with the decreasing particle size of the WO_(3) in the epoxy resin based radiation shielding material.The theoretical values of the linear attenuation coefficients and mass attenuation are calculated using WinXcom,and good agreements between the experimental data and the theoretical values are observed.From the studies of the obtained results,it is reported that from the shielding point of view the nano-WO_(3) is more effective than micro-WO_(3) in the epoxy resin based radiation shielding material.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Foundation of China(81071256,81101146,11105073)the National Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK2012799,BK2011738,BK2011739)Jiangsu Environmental Protection Research Funding(201151).
文摘To verify the influence of the functional elements particular size for the radiation attenuation coefficients and mechanical properties radiation shielding material based on epoxy resin,we prepare two WO_(3)/E44 samples with different particular sizes of WO_(3) by a solidified forming approach.The linear attenuation coefficients of these samples are measured forγ-ray photo energies of 59.6,121.8,and 344.1 keV,etc.using narrow beam transmission geometry.It is found that the linear attenuation coefficients would increase with the decreasing particle size of the WO_(3) in the epoxy resin based radiation shielding material.The theoretical values of the linear attenuation coefficients and mass attenuation are calculated using WinXcom,and good agreements between the experimental data and the theoretical values are observed.From the studies of the obtained results,it is reported that from the shielding point of view the nano-WO_(3) is more effective than micro-WO_(3) in the epoxy resin based radiation shielding material.
