Study the Effectiveness of Automotive Glasses for Gamma Radiation Protection

Section: Research Article
Issue
Vol. 35 No. 3 (2026): Volume 35, Issue 3
Pages
1-14

Keywords:

Radiation protection parameters, Car windshield glass, Gamma ray attenuation, Phy-X/PSD program.

Abstract

In this study, four glass samples of the front car windows, the density of samples (2.2407-2.3868) g/cm³. The chemical composition of the samples was revealed using "energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS)". The samples consist of varying proportions of the elements (Na, Mg, C, O, Si). Radiation attenuation measurements were performed using gamma sources (Cs-137, Am-241, Ra-226) to study the shielding parameters of these samples. Found the linear attenuation coefficient (0.172-0.507) cm-1, mass attenuation coefficient (0.0758-0.226) cm2/g, half-value layer (1.367-4.126) cm, tenth-value layer (4.542-12.936) cm, mean free path (1.972-5.618) cm, transmittance factor (77.6-91.48) %, radiation shielding efficiency (8.5-22.4) %, effective atomic number (7.630-8.530), and effective electron number (3.00-3.118). The experimental results compared with results Phy-X software, and was good. The studied samples demonstrated a good efficiency in absorbing gamma rays at low energies, with performance comparable to standard protective materials such as certain types of glass and concrete. This type of glass represents a promising option in radiation protection applications that require transparent, lightweight, low-cost, and non-toxic materials, with the potential for further development to enhance its efficiency at higher energies.

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Authors

Mahmood Taha

University of Mosul, College of Education for pure Sciences, Department of Physics

Mushtaq Al-Jubbori

Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq

Ayad Elhadi Elzwam

Physics Department, College of Sciences, Tripoli University, Libya

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DOI: 10.33899/jes.v35i3.56204

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