Effect of current intensity on radiological properties of joined 304L stainless steels for photon interaction  

作　　者：Mehmet Buyukyildiz 

机构地区：[1]Department of Electrical and Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, Yalova University, Yalova, Turkey

出　　处：《Nuclear Science and Techniques》2018年第1期127-133,共7页核技术（英文）

基　　金：supported by the Yalova University Scientific Research Foundation(No.2013-062)

摘　　要：Radiological properties, such as the linear attenuation coefficient(μ), mass attenuation coefficient(μ/ρ), half-value layer(HVL), tenth-value layer(TVL), mean free path(MFP), and effective atomic number(Z_(eff)), of 304 L stainless steels have been investigated with respect to photon interactions to determine the influence of current intensity at different gamma-ray energies.^(137)Cs and ^(60)Co radioactive point sources were used to irradiate 304 L stainless steels joined at 45–70-A weld currents for the transmission of the gamma rays at photon energies of661.0, 1173.2, and 1332.5 ke V. The μ, μ/ρ, HVL, TVL,MFP, and Z_(eff) of the steels were measured at the mentioned energies, and theoretical values for pure 304 L stainless steel were calculated for comparison. The minimum differences(%) in Z_(eff) between pure steel and steel joined at a weld current of 60 A were observed for relevant photon energies; the minimum difference between the theoretical value for pure 304 L and the experimental value for joined steel was 4.76%, and that between the experimental value for pure 304 L and the experimental value for joined steel was 2.60% at 1332.5 ke V. Moreover, the MFPs of the joined steels were compared with that of pure 304 L, and steel joined at 60 A, which had the minimum MFP, was compared with some radiation-shielding concretes in terms of MFP at the same gamma-ray energies.Radiological properties, such as the linear attenuation coefficient(μ), mass attenuation coefficient(μ/ρ), half-value layer(HVL), tenth-value layer(TVL), mean free path(MFP), and effective atomic number(Z_(eff)), of 304 L stainless steels have been investigated with respect to photon interactions to determine the influence of current intensity at different gamma-ray energies.^(137)Cs and ^(60)Co radioactive point sources were used to irradiate 304 L stainless steels joined at 45–70-A weld currents for the transmission of the gamma rays at photon energies of661.0, 1173.2, and 1332.5 ke V. The μ, μ/ρ, HVL, TVL,MFP, and Z_(eff) of the steels were measured at the mentioned energies, and theoretical values for pure 304 L stainless steel were calculated for comparison. The minimum differences(%) in Z_(eff) between pure steel and steel joined at a weld current of 60 A were observed for relevant photon energies; the minimum difference between the theoretical value for pure 304 L and the experimental value for joined steel was 4.76%, and that between the experimental value for pure 304 L and the experimental value for joined steel was 2.60% at 1332.5 ke V. Moreover, the MFPs of the joined steels were compared with that of pure 304 L, and steel joined at 60 A, which had the minimum MFP, was compared with some radiation-shielding concretes in terms of MFP at the same gamma-ray energies.

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