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Impacts of the calcination temperature on the structural and radiation shielding properties of the NASICON compound synthesized from zircon minerals
- Source :
- Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol 55, Iss 5, Pp 1885-1891 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2023.
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Abstract
- The present work aims to fabricate Na1+xZr2SixP3-xO12 compound at various calcination temperatures based on the zircon mineral. The fabricated compound was calcinated at 250, 500, and 1000°C. The effect of calcination temperature on the structure, crystal phase, and radiation shielding properties was studied for the fabricated compound. The X-ray diffraction diffractometer demonstrates that, the monoclinic crystal phase appeared at a calcination temperature of 250°C and 500°C is totally transformed to a high-symmetry hexagonal crystal phase under a calcination temperature of 1000°C. The radiation shielding capacity was also qualified for the fabricated compounds using the Monte Carlo N-Particle transport code in the γ-photons energy interval between 15keV and 122keV. The impacts of calcination temperature on the γ-ray shielding behavior were clarified in the present study, where the linear attenuation coefficient was enhanced by 218% at energy of 122keV, when the calcination temperature increased from 250 to 1000°C, respectively.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17385733
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nuclear Engineering and Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9ae4577a3f2f445ebdb19d5fe8e11c7d
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2023.02.014