Influence of the sample thickness upon the albedo factors using 59.54 and 662 keV photon energies
Instrumentation Science & Technology, no.3, pp.1-9, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.1080/10739149.2021.2023175
- Journal Name: Instrumentation Science & Technology
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Compendex, INSPEC
- Page Numbers: pp.1-9
- Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The albedo factors (number, energy, and dose) of samples with different thicknesses were measured at a scattering angle of 180°. Ten samples with mass thickness between 0.081 and 0.348 g/cm2 were prepared from praseodymium powder and twelve samples with the mass thicknesses from 0.068 to 0.620 g/cm2 were prepared from hafnium powder. The samples were irritated by 59.54 and 662 keV gamma rays emitted from Am241 and Cs137 radioactive sources, respectively. The scattered photons were counted by a high purity germanium detector with active area of 200 mm2. The albedo factors decreased with the atomic number and increased with the mass thickness.