Table 5 Fast neutron removal cross-section of the prepared samples.

From: Comprehensive study for radiation shielding features for Bi2O3–B2O3–ZnO composite using computational radioanalytical Phy-X/PSD, MCNP5, and SRIM software

Sample

Weight fraction

Glass density

Partial density

FNRC-element

FNRC

Phy-X

BBZ0

 B

0.0404

5.981

0.241

0.0575

0.0138

 

 O

0.1792

5.981

1.073

0.0405

0.0434

 

 Bi

0.7804

5.981

4.667

0.0103

0.0481

 

 ∑

1.0000

 

5.981

 

0.1053

0.105

BBZ1

 B

0.0363

6.182

0.225

0.0575

0.0128

 

 O

0.1729

6.182

1.068

0.0405

0.0433

 

 Zn

0.0122

6.182

0.076

0.0183

0.0014

 

 Bi

0.7787

6.182

4.813

0.0103

0.0496

 

 ∑

1.0000

 

6.182

 

0.1071

0.107

BBZ2

 B

0.0233

6.312

0.147

0.0575

0.0086

 

 O

0.1706

6.312

1.077

0.0405

0.0446

 

 Zn

0.0322

6.312

0.203

0.0183

0.0037

 

 Bi

0.7741

6.312

4.885

0.0103

0.0507

 

 ∑

1.0001

 

6.312

 

0.1077

0.108

BBZ3

 B

0.0364

6.433

0.234

0.0575

0.0135

 

 O

0.1603

6.433

1.031

0.0405

0.0416

 

 Zn

0.0281

6.433

0.181

0.0183

0.0033

 

 Bi

0.7753

6.433

4.987

0.0103

0.0514

 

 ∑

1.0000

 

6.433

 

0.1098

0.108

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