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Effect of Bi2O3 content on optical and radiation shielding properties of (Na2O, K2O)-SiO2–CaO-Al2O3–B2O3 glass system

P. DARARUTANA1, J. DUCHANEEPHET2, S. PONGKRAPAN3, N. SIRIKULRAT2, P. WATHANAKUL3,*

Affiliation

  1. The Royal Thai Army Chemical Department, Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; The Glass and Glass Products Research and Development Laboratory, Institute for Science and Technology R
  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University; The Glass and Glass Products Research and Development Laboratory, Institute for Science and Technology Research and Development, Chia
  3. Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900 Thailand

Abstract

Glasses of (Na2O, K2O)-SiO2–CaO-Al2O3–B2O3 system with 5-40 wt% in concentration variations of Bi2O3 were fabricated in a laboratory scale using the conventional melting technique. Both refractive indices and densities of the glass samples were measured using a refractometer and the Archimedean buoyancy method, respectively, at 25°C. The gamma attenuation characteristics of the samples were studied using the photon energy of 662 keV from Cs-137. It was found that the values of refractive index and density of the samples increased and that their colors turned from colorless to yellow with increasing Bi2O3 contents. The relationship between refractive indices, densities, attenuation coefficients and Bi2O3 introducing contents were plotted and discussed. The results suggested that bismuth-bearing glass can be used as an environmentalfriendly substitute for lead- and/or barium-bearing glasses for industries besides their radiation-shielding property.

Keywords

Bismuth-bearing glass, Optical property, Radiation shielding property, Local quartz sand.

Citation

P. DARARUTANA, J. DUCHANEEPHET, S. PONGKRAPAN, N. SIRIKULRAT, P. WATHANAKUL, Effect of Bi2O3 content on optical and radiation shielding properties of (Na2O, K2O)-SiO2–CaO-Al2O3–B2O3 glass system, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 6, June 2009, pp.525-527 (2009).

Submitted at: July 23, 2008

Accepted at: June 15, 2009