This study aims to fabricate radiation protection shields using fly ash with barium Sulphate. Different thickness of fly ash geopolymer with 15% of barium sulphate was constructed, and different energies of X-ray ranged from 80 kVp - 120 kVp were used to assessment the attenuation ability of Lead and fly ash geopolymer with barium Sulphate shields. Different thicknesses of fly ash based shields are investigated to determine the equivalent thicknesses of fly ash geopolymer with barium sulphate which provide the same attenuation by Lead shields. The results exhibited that 5 cm of fly ash geopolymer with barium Sulphate equivalent 1 mm of Lead in attenuating of incident X-ray. Whereas 1 cm of fly ash geopolymer with barium sulphate equivalent 0.25 mm of Lead shield at various X-ray energy (80 kVp -120 kVp).
Optical Characterization of Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide Deposited By Spray Pyrol...paperpublications3
Abstract: Fluorine doped tin oxide thin (FTO) films prepared by spray pyrolysis technique at a substrate temperature of 573K. The films deposited were 100 nm thick. After the deposition, the films were then annealed at different annealing temperatures of 423K, 573K and723K respectively in open air. The optical parameters of the prepared films as transmittance, optical energy gap, refractive index, extinction coefficient, porosity, packing density and the dielectric constants were found to be influenced by varying the annealing temperatures.
Keywords: FTO, annealing in open air, spray pyrolysis, porosity, packing density, dielectric constant.
Metals, however much we need it or admire it , the drawbacks of it has to be considered.( high density, susceptibility to corrosion,availability etc)
Instead planes of carbon fibre composites can be made without using a tiny scrap of metal, if only we can alter its conductivity issues. that is addressed by a research paper , on the basis of which my ppt is based.
Optical Characterization of Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide Deposited By Spray Pyrol...paperpublications3
Abstract: Fluorine doped tin oxide thin (FTO) films prepared by spray pyrolysis technique at a substrate temperature of 573K. The films deposited were 100 nm thick. After the deposition, the films were then annealed at different annealing temperatures of 423K, 573K and723K respectively in open air. The optical parameters of the prepared films as transmittance, optical energy gap, refractive index, extinction coefficient, porosity, packing density and the dielectric constants were found to be influenced by varying the annealing temperatures.
Keywords: FTO, annealing in open air, spray pyrolysis, porosity, packing density, dielectric constant.
Metals, however much we need it or admire it , the drawbacks of it has to be considered.( high density, susceptibility to corrosion,availability etc)
Instead planes of carbon fibre composites can be made without using a tiny scrap of metal, if only we can alter its conductivity issues. that is addressed by a research paper , on the basis of which my ppt is based.
Effect of Annealing on the Structural and Optical Properties of Nanostr...sarmad
Effect of Annealing on the Structural and Optical Properties of Nanostructured TiO2 Films Prepared By PLD. تأثير التلدين على الخواص التركيبية والبصرية لأغشية أوكسيد التيتانيوم (TiO2) ذات التراكيب النانوية المحضرة بتقنية ترسيب الليزر النبضي (PLD)
Effects of Different Parameters in Enhancing the Efficiency of Plasmonic Thin...IJAMSE Journal
Efficiency of thin film solar cells are less comparing to thick film solar cells which can be enhanced by utilizing the metal nanoparticles near their localized Plasmon resonance. In this paper, we have reviewed the Plasmon resonance of metallic nanoparticles and its application in solar cell technology. Beside this, we have also reviewed about different parameters which dominate the nanoparticles to increase optical absorption. Thus a cost-effective model has been proposed.
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) and other high strength composite materials offer designers a wide range of performance benefits. However, a major barrier to the use such materials is the cost and complexity of inspection. OnScale is capable of simulating ultrasonic wave propagation through complex CFRP laminates, allowing new inspections to be developed more rapidly. The complex CFRP weave is a highly complex structure that can be imported into OnScale to allow for acoustic inspection to be simulated.
Presentation on Optical Fiber for UG Physics students by Dr. P D Shirbhate assistant Professor, Department of Physics G S Gawande college, Umarkhed Dist Yavatmal.
Effect of Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide (AAO) Characteristics On Solar Abs...A Behzadmehr
Nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) has been used in many different fields of science and technology, due to its great structural characteristics. Solar selective surface is an important application of this type porous material. This paper investigates the effect of nanoporous AAO properties, including; film thickness, pore area percentage and pore diameter, on absorption spectra in the range of solar radiation. The parameters were verified individually depending on anodization condition, and the absorption spectra were characterized using spectrophotometer analysis. The results showed that the absorptivity was increased with growth of the film thickness. Furthermore, increasing the pore diameter shifted the absorption spectra to the right range, and vice versa. The investigation revealed the presence of an optimum pore area percentage around 14% in which the absorptivity was at its maximum value.
Effect of Annealing on the Structural and Optical Properties of Nanostr...sarmad
Effect of Annealing on the Structural and Optical Properties of Nanostructured TiO2 Films Prepared By PLD. تأثير التلدين على الخواص التركيبية والبصرية لأغشية أوكسيد التيتانيوم (TiO2) ذات التراكيب النانوية المحضرة بتقنية ترسيب الليزر النبضي (PLD)
Effects of Different Parameters in Enhancing the Efficiency of Plasmonic Thin...IJAMSE Journal
Efficiency of thin film solar cells are less comparing to thick film solar cells which can be enhanced by utilizing the metal nanoparticles near their localized Plasmon resonance. In this paper, we have reviewed the Plasmon resonance of metallic nanoparticles and its application in solar cell technology. Beside this, we have also reviewed about different parameters which dominate the nanoparticles to increase optical absorption. Thus a cost-effective model has been proposed.
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) and other high strength composite materials offer designers a wide range of performance benefits. However, a major barrier to the use such materials is the cost and complexity of inspection. OnScale is capable of simulating ultrasonic wave propagation through complex CFRP laminates, allowing new inspections to be developed more rapidly. The complex CFRP weave is a highly complex structure that can be imported into OnScale to allow for acoustic inspection to be simulated.
Presentation on Optical Fiber for UG Physics students by Dr. P D Shirbhate assistant Professor, Department of Physics G S Gawande college, Umarkhed Dist Yavatmal.
Effect of Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide (AAO) Characteristics On Solar Abs...A Behzadmehr
Nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) has been used in many different fields of science and technology, due to its great structural characteristics. Solar selective surface is an important application of this type porous material. This paper investigates the effect of nanoporous AAO properties, including; film thickness, pore area percentage and pore diameter, on absorption spectra in the range of solar radiation. The parameters were verified individually depending on anodization condition, and the absorption spectra were characterized using spectrophotometer analysis. The results showed that the absorptivity was increased with growth of the film thickness. Furthermore, increasing the pore diameter shifted the absorption spectra to the right range, and vice versa. The investigation revealed the presence of an optimum pore area percentage around 14% in which the absorptivity was at its maximum value.
Evaluation of Efficiency and Performances of Building Materials used in Sudan...ijtsrd
In this study the linear attenuation coefficient µ and the half value layer HVL of some building materials like iron, concrete, cement and clay used in Sudan as a combined with the lead have been investigated, the results have been experimentally determined using Cs 137 and Co 60 source and compared with the theoretical values. The measurements were performed for radiation intensity without shielding and with specific thickness of selected samples using ion chamber placed at 2 meters from Cs 137 and Co 60. An obtained results showed that the linear attenuation coefficient µ has a linear relationship with the corresponding densities of the samples studied and inversely with photon energy, and the half value layer HVL was proportional directly with photon energy. As a results of this evaluation the lead combined with the selected materials as indicated above showed an improvement the efficiency of building materials as the gamma ray shielding. M. D. M. Ali | M. E M. Eisa | A. E. El Faki | A. Hamed | A. A. Beineen ""Evaluation of Efficiency and Performances of Building Materials used in Sudan Combined with Lead as the Gamma Ray Shieldings"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23924.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/civil-engineering/23924/evaluation-of-efficiency-and-performances-of-building-materials-used-in-sudan-combined-with-lead-as-the-gamma-ray-shieldings/m-d-m-ali
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Study of Rotation Measurements with a Passive Resonant Gyroscope Based on Hol...ijtsrd
We present rotation measurements performed with a passive resonant optical fibre gyroscope. The fibre used to realize the resonant cavity was a Kagome Hollow Core Fiber. Measurements were performed in two types of configurations. In the first configuration, the counter propagating beams resonate on the same cavity mode. This leads to observation of lock in that prevents measuring rotation rates below roughly 1° s. In the second configuration, the counter propagating beams resonate on two different cavity modes. This leads to rotation rates measurements below 0.1° s that are currently limited by some drifts. We will describe in the conference possible sources of drifts and the solutions we consider to circumvent them. Dr. Vinay Kumar Chaudhary "Study of Rotation Measurements with a Passive Resonant Gyroscope Based on Hollow Core Fiber" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-5 , August 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd26390.pdfPaper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/physics/other/26390/study-of-rotation-measurements-with-a-passive-resonant-gyroscope-based-on-hollow-core-fiber/dr-vinay-kumar-chaudhary
Optical Characterization of Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide Deposited By Spray Pyrol...paperpublications3
Abstract: Fluorine doped tin oxide thin (FTO) films prepared by spray pyrolysis technique at a substrate temperature of 573K. The films deposited were 100 nm thick. After the deposition, the films were then annealed at different annealing temperatures of 423K, 573K and723K respectively in open air. The optical parameters of the prepared films as transmittance, optical energy gap, refractive index, extinction coefficient, porosity, packing density and the dielectric constants were found to be influenced by varying the annealing temperatures.
Influence of Thickness on Electrical and Structural Properties of Zinc Oxide ...paperpublications3
Abstract: Zinc Oxide (ZnO) thin films were prepared on corning (7059) glass substrates at a thickness of 75.5 and 130.5nm by RF sputtering technique. The deposition was carried out at room temperature after which the samples were annealed in open air at 1500C. The electrical and structural properties of these films were studied. The electrical properties of the films were monitored by four-point probe method while the structural properties were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD). It was found that the electrical resistance of the films decreases with increase in the thickness of the films. The XRD analysis of the films showed that the films have a peak located at 〖34.31^0-34.35〗^0with hkl (002). Other parameters calculated include the stress ( ) and the grain size (D).
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Design and Analysis of Modified Photonic Crystal Fiber with Low Confinement Lossijsrd.com
Fluorine doped silica tubes are used instead of air holes to reduce the problem associated with deformities during manufacturing of Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF). But when fluorine doped silica tubes are used the confinement loss of fiber will be greater than that of air holed one. In this paper, we propose a new structure for this type of modified PCF which gives very low confinement loss. Also, we analyze some of the optical properties of the proposed structure such as effective refractive index, effective area and compared it with the normal hexagonal PCF.
The PVA bulk solution was first prepared by dissolving PVA powder (5 wt %) in distilled water under controlling water bath temperature at 60-70 0C and continuous stirring for 3 hours, After the solution cooled down to ambient temperature, a concentration of (0.01and 0.03 wt%) of AgNO3 were added to solution in a darkroom and stirred for 2 hours, then the blend solution is poured into Petri dishes and allowed to dry to form films by casting under ambient temperature for 3 days in a darkroom, after draying the films were cut to 2cmx2cm and kept in black pags. The films were exposed to different doses (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 Gy) from a linear accelerator by constant energy 6 MeV with applicator cone and SSD (applicator surface distance) 50 cm, field size 10cmx10 cm. The characterization by by UV-visible spectroscopy showed that the pure PVA has an absorption peak in the range of ultraviolet at 275 nm and the absorption peak increases with radiation dose increment from 0 to 10 Gy and the composites films (PVA\AgNO3) showed an absorption peak coefficient at 420 nm (visible light) which is also increases as the radiation dose increases. Also the energy band gap of the composites irradiated films appeared to be decreases from 4.0E-19 down to 3.5E-19 eV. Moreover the optical density of the irradiated films showed significant correlation (R2 = 0.99) with the applied dose. While the tensile strength (TS) of the irradiated PVA film has been increases following the increment of radiation dose and peaking at 30 MPa at 6 Gy, then decreases as the dose increase. The study also revealed that there is a significant (R2 =96) linear proportional relationship between the absorption coefficient and the applied dose on the PVA film.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Nonclassical Properties of Even and Odd Semi-Coherent StatesIOSRJAP
Even and odd semi-coherent states have been introduced. Some of the nonclasscial properties of the states are studied in terms of the quadrature squeezing as well as sub-Poissonian photon statistics. The Husimi– Kano Q-function and the phase distribution in the framework of Pegg and Barnett formalism, are also discussed.
Spherical and Cylindrical Ion Acoustic Solitary Waves in Electron-Positron-Io...IOSRJAP
The propagation of cylindrical and spherical ion acoustic solitary waves in a plasma system consisting of ions, electrons and positrons are investigated. The electrons and positrons are assumed to be following the nonextensive distribution popularly known as Tsallis distribution. The standard nonlinear equation i.e. Korteweg de-Vries (KdV) equation has been solved numerically using suitable mathematical transformations. The effect of nonextensivity (q) and nonplanar geometry on the amplitudes and width of ion acoustic potential structures have been studied numerically. A transition from negative to positive potential structures have been observed for the planar as well as nonplanar geometries for lower values of q in the range −1 < 푞 < 0. Soliton amplitude is maximum for spherical waves and is minimum and for planar waves while it lies in between the two for cylindrical waves. The present investigation may help us in understanding the study of cylindrical and spherical solitary waves in astrophysical plasmas.
Nuclear Material Verification Based on MCNP and ISOCSTM Techniques for Safegu...IOSRJAP
Recently, Mathematical techniques such as Monte Carlo and ISOCSTM software are being increasingly employed in the absolute efficiency calibration of gamma ray detector. Monte Carlo simulations and Canberra ISOCSTM software bring the possibility to establish absolute efficiency curve for desired energy range based on numerical simulation, with use of known or guessed geometry and chemical composition, of measured item. Broad-energy germanium (BEGe) detector was employed to perform the NDA measurements to five standard reference nuclear material (NBS, SNM-969). MC calculations were performed to calculate some factors (attenuation, geometry and efficiency) which affect the uranium isotope mass estimation. 235U and 238U masses are calculated based on MCNPX modeling calibration and also upon spectra analysis using ISOCSTM Calibration Software. The obtained results from the two different efficiency calibration methods were compared with each other and with the declared value for each sample. The obtained results are in agreements with the declared values within the estimated relative accuracy (ranges between -2.81 to 1.83%). The obtained results indicate that the techniques could be applied for the purposes of NM verification and characterization where closely matching NM standards are not available.
Growth, characterization, and antibacterial studies of L-Lysine single crysta...IOSRJAP
Single crystals of L-lysine added Potassium Bromide were grown by slow evaporation technique at room temperature. The crystalline nature of the grown crystal wasconfirmed using powder X-ray diffraction technique. Single crystal X-ray diffraction patterns were recorded for the structural conformation and it was found to be cubic. The UV –VIS- NIR Spectrum of the grown crystals shows less optical absorption and good transmittance in the entire visible region enabling its use in optical applications. Vickers micro hardness test was carried out to analyze the mechanical property of the grown L- lysine potassium Bromide single crystal. Thermo gravimetric analysis proved that the crystal is stable up to 600ºC. The frequency and temperature dependence of dielectric constant (εr), dielectric loss (tan δ) were also measured. The grown crystal was evaluated for its biological efficacy and found to exhibit anti bacterial activities against some select bacterial strains.
Controlled Quantum Teleportation via Four Particle Asymmetric Entangled State IOSRJAP
A general scheme for controlled teleportation of an arbitrary single-qubit state with four-qubit asymmetric state is proposed. In this scheme, the sender performs Bell measurement on his particle, the two controllers and the receiver perform joint unitary operation on the rest particles. Finally, the receiver can reconstruct the single particle by introducing an auxiliary particle, he first does unitary transformation on his particle and the auxiliary particle, then performs a Von Neumann measurement on the auxiliary particle. Thus the scheme can be realized in certain probability.
Low Cost Synthesis of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Coal Tar Using Arc ...IOSRJAP
There are various methods such as arc discharge, laser ablation, chemical vapour deposition (CVD), template-directed synthesis for the growth of CNTs in the presence of catalyst particles. The production of carbon nanotubes in large quantities is possible with inexpensive coal as the starting carbon source by the arc discharge technique. It is found that a large amount of carbon nanotubes of good quality can be obtained in the cathode deposits in which carbon nanotubes are present in nest-like bundles. For more than two decades, now, there has been extensive research on the production of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and optimization of its manufacture for the industrial applications. It is believed that they are the strong enough but most flexible materials known to mankind. They have potential to take part in new nanofabricated materials. It is known that, carbon nanotubes could behave as the ultimate one-dimensional material with remarkable mechanical properties. Moreover, carbon nanotubes exhibit strong electrical and thermal conducting properties. This paper primarily concentrates on the optimising such parameters related to the mass production of the product. It has been shown through Simplex process that based on the cost of the SWNT obtained by the arc discharge technique, the voltage and the current should lie in the range of 30 - 42 V and 49 - 66 A respectively. Any combination above the given values will lead to a power consumption cost beyond the final product cost, in turn leading to infeasibility of the process. Strong expectations exist for future use of carbon nanotubes as composite materials in a large number of industries. Production cost and control of the purity and properties of such materials will influence the impacts nanotubes on the chemical, computer and construction industries. Coal properties in this case are also important. Weak bonds and mineral matter in the coal play an important role in the formation of the nanotubes
Pion Form Factor Contribution in Vacuum Polarization corrections for 1s energ...IOSRJAP
The 1푠 energy level vacuum polarization correctionsof pionic hydrogen atom induced by a potential including form factor are compared with those obtained by using pion point potential. Without form factor of nucleus and pion the correction increases very slowly for low Z atoms and increases fastly for higher Z. The finite size of the nucleus increases the correction with Z in case of exponential distribution, while in case of Gaussian distribution the increase is lower. For Fermi distribution there is a fast increase at low values of Z and faslty decreases with higher values of Z. The effect of form factor of pion on the correction is very clear for low Z nuclei and then becomes nearly constant for higher values Z.
To the Issue of Reconciling Quantum Mechanics and General RelativityIOSRJAP
The notion of gravitational radiation as a radiation of the same level as the electromagnetic radiation is based on theoretically proved and experimentally confirmed fact of existence of stationary states of an electron in its gravitational field characterized by the gravitational constant K = 1042G (G is the Newtonian gravitational constant) and unrecoverable space-time curvature Λ. If the numerical values of K 5.11031 Nm2 kg-2 and =4.41029 m -2 , there is a spectrum of stationary states of the electron in its own gravitational field (0.511 MeV ... 0.681 MeV).Adjusting according to the known mechanisms of broadening does not disclose the broadening of the registered portion of the emission spectrum of the micropinch. It indicates the presence of an additional mechanism of broadening the registered portion of the spectrum of the characteristic radiation due to the contribution of the excited states of electrons in their own gravitational field. The energy spectrum of the electron in its own gravitational field and the energy spectra of multielectron atoms are such that there is a resonance of these spectra. As obvious, the consequence of such resonant interaction is appearance, including new lines, of electromagnetic transitions not associated with atomic transitions. The manuscript is the review of previously published papers cited in the references.
Study Of Structural, Morphological And Optical Properties Of Pure CdO And Ag:...IOSRJAP
Pure and Ag doped CdO thin films were prepared by sol-gel technique with spin coating method on glass substrates, Ag:CdO doped with relatively high concentration Ag (2.5%, 5%, 10% and 15%) to obtain changes in structural, Optical And Morphological properties of Ag:CdO doped thin films at fixed annealing temperature (300◦ C), the results Shows changes in structural properties at (111) plane due to fixed annealing temperature, and decreasing in direct energy gap, and show changes in roughness average.
Energy Release Rate for Fiber Reinforced Polymer CompositeIOSRJAP
An experimental investigation using drag-out tensile test to calculate the interfacial shear strength for different embedded lengths and radius of Kevlar -49, carbon and ultra high polyethylene fibers reinforced epoxy matrix , the energy release rate calculated by using Nairn model . The energy release rate increase as the embedded fiber length increase and also for fiber radius for perfect adhesion , for specimens with bubbles at interface which seems to reduce the fracture toughness the energy release rate be less than specimens with perfect adhesion , the thermal stress and friction forces were included in the energy release rate in Kevlar-49 and carbon reinforced epoxy the interfacial shear force due to friction part decrease while in solid ultra high polyethylene the interfacial shear force due to friction part increase.
Disaggregation of Annual to daily Streamflows: A lineardeterministic methodIOSRJAP
In this study, a linear deterministic methodis applied to disaggregate streamflow from annual to daily data inunregulated stations located on the Kızılırmak river in Turkey. To disaggregate annual streamflows to the daily flow at the target station (TS), annual counterparts at the source station (SS) were identified depending on the minimum error criteria that is estimated based on the volume of three-year time window. Then, daily streamflow indexes at SS were calculated to disaggregate annual to daily streamflow at TS through the process. The same steps are replicated to disaggregate monthly streamflow to the daily flow for the purpose of comparison between the two methods. The results are well represents daily streamflow at two methods inquiry comparing to observe data, and also maintain the time series statistical characteristics and mass equilibrium. The comparative results suggest that the monthly to daily disaggregation method perform better than annual to the daily disaggregation method. The daily streamflow generated in this study can be used in the future research for water resources planning and management.
Studies of Dielectric Constant, Dielectric Loss, Loss Tangent and Dielectric ...IOSRJAP
The arrangement of waves or radiation in order of increasing frequencies is called electromagnetic spectrum. Frequency of microwave region is 300MHz to 300GHz. Corresponding wavelength is in between 1mm to 100cm. Here by using a microwave bench dielectric properties such as dielectric constant, dielectric loss, loss tangent and dielectric relaxationtime of Dichlorobenzene, Bromobenzene and Nitrobenzene in different temperatures at X band frequrency are measured. Gopalakrishnan method is used for determination of relaxation time. Here real (€/ ) and imaginary (€")parts of complex dielectric constant( €*) were determined in the 3cm microwave region for different concentration of Dichlorobenzene, Bromobenzene and Nitrobenzene in Cyclohaxene at temperatures 240C, 330C and 410C .The measurement were made at a frequency of 9.98GHz. From the study of relaxation time polarity of above three compounds are studied. From the structural point of view the most interesting Dielectric Relaxation is that involving orientation polarization which depends on the internal structure of molecules and on the molecular arrangement or structure of the dielectric. Dielectric relaxation is the lag in dipole orientation behind an alternating electric field. From the study it is found that relaxation time of these solute is more in Cyclohexane then in Benzene. This behavour can be explained from the fact that Cyclohexane has more internal friction than Benzene.
Development of Ni-doped Yttria stabilized Zirconia composite for SOFC applica...IOSRJAP
Ni-doped Yttria stabilized Zirconia (NiO/YSZ) has been synthesized using low cost combustion process from an aqueous solution containing ZrO(NO3)2.6H2O, Y(NO3)3.6H2O, Ni(NO3)2.6H2O and urea. Pellets were sintered at 13500C for 5 hours and its sintered density is estimated to be of 95%. Sintered pellets were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) & X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. From the XRD analysis, as grown powder of NiO/YSZ showed nano-crystalline behavior with homogeneous mixture of YSZ and NiO phases. However sintered powder showed µ-size dense grain growth. Temperature and frequency dependent dielectric properties are corroborated with the conduction mechanism. Both dielectric constant (K) and loss (tan δ) are increased sharply at high temperature region, which is expected to be the onset of dipolar relaxation phenomena due to the presence of oxygen vacancies. A mixed conductivity involving ionic conduction in the high temperature range and electronic conduction in the low temperature range was observed. The decrease in K and tan δ with increase in frequency at a given temperature suggests the dynamic interaction of oxygen vacancies & oxide ion pairs.
A relationship between mass as a geometric concept and motion associated with a closed curve in spacetime (a notion taken from differential geometry) is investigated. We show that the 4-dimensional exterior Schwarzschild solution of the General Theory of Relativity can be mapped to a 4-dimensional Euclidean spacetime manifold. As a consequence of this mapping, the quantity M in the exterior Schwarzschild solution which is usually attributed to a massive central object is shown to correspond to a geometric property of spacetime. An additional outcome of this analysis is the discovery that, because M is a property of spacetime geometry, an anisotropy with respect to its spacetime components measured in a Minkowski tangent space defined with respect to a spacetime event P by an observer O who is stationary with respect to the spacetime event P, may be a sensitive measure of an anisotropic cosmic accelerated expansion. The presence of anisotropy in the cosmic accelerated expansion may contribute to the reason that there are currently two prevailing measured estimates of this quantity
Evaluation of the mass attenuation coefficient and Effective Atomic Number of...IOSRJAP
The potential of the Eremurus spp. root as a binder in Rhizophora-Eremurus spp. particleboard mammography phantom had been approved. In this study, the potential of Eremurus spp. as a phantom material has been investigated. The effective atomic number of the Eremurus spp. was calculated as an important parameter in the low energy range. Also, the mass attenuation coefficient of the Eremurus spp. root was measured in the 16.63 keV – 25.30 keV photon energy as a mammography range. Although, the effective atomic number of the Eremurus spp. was near to that of tissue, the mass attenuation of the Eremurus spp. root was not found close to those of breast tissue and water phantom. The results show that the Eremurus spp. root can be used just as a binder in phantom and it cannot be as a main phantom material.
Structural Stability of Nano-Crystalline Aluminum-Glass CompositesIOSRJAP
Effects of particle size of the material in nanometer on solid state, structural properties AluminumGlass based samples are reported in this study. The particle size of 25µm was used for both Aluminum and Glass powders respectively. The samples were prepared in powdered form of various Al-Glass proportions. The weight of Aluminum ranges between 20 – 60 percent in the composites. Results showed from X-ray diffraction analyses that Aluminum addition and the determined particle size greatly influence the structural stability of the samples. It was revealed that samples were structurally stable in the range of Aluminum composition and the observed size of crystals, measured Width at Middle of Maximum Height and structural parameters were found in nanometers. The Al-Glass materials were noted to crystallize with FCC and BCC lattice structures.
Higher-Order Squeezing of a Generic Quadratically-Coupled Optomechanical SystemIOSRJAP
Using short-time dynamics and analytical solution of Heisenberg equation of motion for the Hamiltonian of quadratically-coupled optomechanical system for different field modes, we have investigated the existence of higher-order single mode squeezing, sum squeezing and difference squeezing in absence of driving and dissipation. Depth of squeezing increases with order number for higher-order single mode squeezing. Squeezing factor exhibits a series of revival-collapse phenomena for single mode, which becomes more pronounced as order number increases. In case of sum squeezing amounts of squeezing is greater than single mode higher-order squeezing (n = 2). It is also greater than from difference squeezing for same set of interaction parameters. Sum squeezing is prominently better for extracting information regarding squeezing.
Correlation between the Interface Width and the Adhesion Strength of Copper F...IOSRJAP
The present study has been conducted in order to determine the influence of negative bias voltage applied to substrate on adhesion of copper films deposited on carbon steel substrates. The adhesion strength has been evaluated by the scratch test. Coatings were deposited by a DC magnetron sputtering system. The substrates were firstly mechanically polished and then ion-etched by argon ions prior to deposition. Adhesion was found to increase with the bias voltage. The critical load had a value of 9.5 g for an unbiased substrate and reached 18.5 g for a bias voltage of 600 V. Equally important, the interface width, measured using Auger electron spectroscopy, increased as a function of the bias voltage. The width of the interface is related to the time of ion milling in the Auger spectrometer. The size of this width is obtained from the Auger elemental depth profiles through measuring the depth of the interface coating/substrate. The width had a value of 335 min with a bias of 600 V whereas it didn't exceed 180 min when the substrate was unbiased. Therefore, the effect of the bias voltage was to expand the interface because of the diffusion phenomenon and physical mixing of materials at the interface. Moreover, the critical load increased with the increase of the interface width.
Dielectric, Electric and Thermal Behavior of La3+ doped Co-Zn NanoferriteIOSRJAP
Dielectric, Electric and Thermal properties of rare earth La3+ material doped in Co0.5Zn0.5 Lax Fe(2- x)O4 (where x=0.025, 0.050, 0.075, 0.100, 0.125) reaction nanocrystalline ferrites were synthesized by sol-gel auto combustion method. The electric, dielectric constant and Thermal properties were investigated. The dielectric constants and dielectric loss of the samples was observed between the 100Hz and 5 MHz. The resistivities of the prepared samples were measured from 0 Volt to 550 Volts at the constant temperature 2000C using the Two Probe method. The Thermal properties were characterized by Thermo Gravimetric and Differential Thermal Analysis (TGDTA).
PLC Based Instrumentation of Closed Loop Gas System for RPC DetectorsIOSRJAP
The INO experiment is a mega-science project and will have RPC detectors as an active element. It will be instrumented with about 28,800 RPC detectors. These active detectors use a gas mixture of R134a (95.2%), Isobutane (4.5%) and SF6 (0.3%). Due to large number of RPC detectors, the total gas required is of the order of 200 M 3 ; therefore a Closed Loop gas recirculation System (CLS) is mandatory. The prototype CLS system for 12 such RPCs has been developed using PLC (Programmable Logical Controllers) and associated peripheral input and output devices. This CLS is based on pneumatic parameters; hence many pressure sensors are used in process control and operation. Several simple CLS are developed by the team of Alpha pneumatics. The paper high lights the instrumentation of the CLS, which is in operation at TIFR and a few results are presented
Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two type of water scarcity. One is physical. The other is economic water scarcity.
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Equivalent Thicknesses of Lead and Fly ash Geopolymer with Addition of Barium Sulphate in Radiation Protection
1. IOSR Journal of Applied Physics (IOSR-JAP)
e-ISSN: 2278-4861.Volume 9, Issue 1 Ver. II (Jan. – Feb. 2017), PP 51-56
www.iosrjournals.org
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Equivalent Thicknesses of Lead and Fly ash Geopolymer with
Addition of Barium Sulphate in Radiation Protection
1,4
Sabri M. Shalbi, 1
M.S.Jaafar, 1
Naser M. Ahmed, 2
A.M. Al-jarrah, 1
Abdullah.
Naji, 3
M. A. Qaeed
1
(Medical Physics, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Penang, Malaysia)
2
(Sharjah Men’s College, Higher Colleges of Technology, P.O. Box, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
3
(Physics Department, Faculty of Education, Hodeidah Universiti, Al-Hodeidah, Yemen)
4
(Higher Institute medical professions khoms and Elmergib University, Libya)
Abstract: This study aims to fabricate radiation protection shields using fly ash with barium Sulphate.
Different thickness of fly ash geopolymer with 15% of barium sulphate was constructed, and different energies
of X-ray ranged from 80 kVp - 120 kVp were used to assessment the attenuation ability of Lead and fly ash
geopolymer with barium Sulphate shields. Different thicknesses of fly ash based shields are investigated to
determine the equivalent thicknesses of fly ash geopolymer with barium sulphate which provide the same
attenuation by Lead shields. The results exhibited that 5 cm of fly ash geopolymer with barium Sulphate
equivalent 1 mm of Lead in attenuating of incident X-ray. Whereas 1 cm of fly ash geopolymer with barium
sulphate equivalent 0.25 mm of Lead shield at various X-ray energy (80 kVp -120 kVp).
Keywords: Lead; Fly ash geopolymer; Thickness; Ba2SO4 ; Radiation proection
I. Introduction
Fly ash is the byproduct of coal combustion. Every year a rough assessment of 600 million tonnes of
fly ash generated worldwide [1]. Fly ash is a low-cost material and available to construct the shielding instead of
that high-cost materials such as Lead and concrete, also, increasing barium sulphate ratios in fly ash mixture can
improve the ability of fly ash based shields in attenuating X-ray [2]. The barium borate – fly ash glasses are
better shields to attenuate radiations in comparison to the standard radiation shielding concretes [3]. On the other
hand, using cement Portland in X-ray room wall construction has some disadvantages such as the production of
Portland cement is consequently one of the largest global sources of combustion and chemical process related
carbon dioxide emissions, accounting for 5 % of global carbon dioxide production or approximately 1.5 tonnes
per year [4]. Thus, a small reduction of Portland cement production could result in significant environmental
benefits in terms of CO2 emission [5]. In addition, there are many drawbacks associated with the usage of
concrete, such as considerable variability in its composition and water content. This variation results in
uncertainty in calculations for shield design predictions of the radiation distribution and attenuation in the
shield. Water contents have the disadvantages of decreasing both density and structural strength of concrete [6].
One possible alternative is the use of alkali-activated binders using fly ash. The current trend in the construction
industry is leaning more towards sustainable practices every year, making research valuable by providing a
means to limit waste and recycle material [4]. An added benefit is to convert a waste product into a useful
byproduct radiation protection shields. For radiation shielding, a larger quantity of shielding material is
required; therefore, the study of a propagation of radiation flux in shielding materials is an essential requirement
for shield design [7]. So, this study aims to fabricate the thickness of (fly ash geopolymer with barium Sulphate)
which equivalent to the thickness of Lead needed for protection against incident X-rays generated by X-ray tube
voltage between 80 and 120 kVp.
II. Materials
The materials were utilized in this study including x-ray machine as a source of radiation exposure,
dosimeter consists of calibrated ion chamber and electrometer, fly ash with barium sulphate and Lead shields
with different thicknesses as it shown in Figure 1.
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Figure 1: The Materials utilized in this study; (a) Ion chamber and electrometer, (b) X-ray source, (c) Fly ash
with 15 % of barium Sulphate shields with different thicknesses, (d) Lead shields with different thicknesses.
III. Method
Different thicknesses of fly ash with 15 % of barium sulphate shields were investigated to assess its
ability in attenuating X-ray comparing to Lead shields, the penetrating dose through Lead and fly ash based
shields were recorded and analysed to determine equivalent thicknesses of fly ash shields to achieve attenuation
as equal as Lead shields. The setup of experimental measurement illustrated in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Experiment set up
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IV. Results and discussions
1.Comparison between Lead and fly ash +15% BaSO4 in attenuating X-ray (80 kVp)
The results of this part show the differences between Lead and fly ash, including 15 % of barium
sulphate shields, Figure 3 shows that, the attenuation of X-ray increase by increasing shield thickness. Fly ash
with barium sulphate can achieve the same X-ray attenuation comparing to Lead but with different thickness, 1
cm thickness of fly ash geopolymer with 15 % of barium sulphate can attenuate X-ray more than 0.25 mm of the
Lead shield. Also, 3 cm shield thickness of fly ash geopolymer with 15 % of barium sulphate equalize the
attenuation capability of 0.75 mm shield thickness of Lead, whereas the 5 cm shield thickness of fly ash
geopolymer with 15 % of barium sulphate equalizes the attenuation capability of 1 mm shield thickness of Lead.
Figure captions appear below the figure, are flush left, and are in lower case letters. When referring to a
figure in the body of the text, the abbreviation "Fig." is used. Figures should be numbered in the order they
appear in the text.
Figure 3: Attenuation of X-ray by Lead and fly ash with 15% barium sulphate at 80 kVp
To present the ability of different thicknesses of Lead and fly ash with barium sulphate shields the
percentage of radiation attenuation through these shields are calculated and illustrated in Figure 4, the
attenuating percentage of all utilized thicknesses are more than 80%, and the attenuating percentage increase by
increasing shield thickness and reach to 97.11 with 5 cm of fly ash geopolymer with 15 % of the barium
sulphate shield. This result is consistent with an earlier result by Bari et al., (2015), who reported that an
increase in peak tube voltage leads to higher X-ray penetration through X-rays room shields.
Figure 4: The effect of fly ash based shield thickness on attenuation of incident X-ray
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2. Comparison between Lead and fly ash geopolymer +15% BaSO4 in attenuating X-ray at 100 kVp
Incident photons energy increase by increasing X-ray tube voltage and the penetrating dose through
lead and fly ash shields increase Figure 5 shows that 5 cm and 3 cm of fly ash geopolymer with barium Sulphate
shields equalized 1 mm and 0.75 mm of Lead shields respectively.
Figure 5: Attenuation of X-ray by Lead and fly ash geopolymer with 15% barium sulphate at 100 kVp
The results show that the penetrating dose increase by increasing incident photons energy and
decreasing shield thickness for both investigated materials (Lead and fly ash geopolymer with barium sulphate).
To compare the capability of different thicknesses for both materials shields the percentage of attenuating are
calculated and presented in Figure 6, the results exhibited that more attenuating percentage can be achieved by
thicker shields, the attenuating percentage reach to 86.93% for 5 cm shield of fly ash geopolymer with 15%
barium sulphate based shield and its equivalent thickness from Lead shield (1 mm thickness of Lead).
Figure 6: The effect of fly ash based shield thickness on attenuation of incident X-ray
3. Comparison between Lead and fly ash geopolymer with 15% BaSO4 in attenuating X-ray at 120 kVp
At high X-ray energy (120 kVp), the results exhibited more transmitting radiation through shields at
different thicknesses, 5 cm thickness of fly ash with 15% barium sulphate equalized 1 mm of Lead in
attenuating high X-ray energy (120 kVp). Also, 1 cm, 2 cm, and 3 cm of fly ash with 15% of barium sulphate
based shields equivalent 0.25 mm, 0.5 mm, and 0.75 mm of Lead shields respectively as shown in Figure 7.
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Figure 7: Attenuation of X-ray by Lead and fly ash with barium sulphate at 120 kVp
To determine the capability of different thicknesses of shields in attenuating incident X-ray the
attenuating percentage of shields are calculated and illustrated in Figure 8, the results showed that by increasing
X-ray tube voltage the penetrating power of incident X-ray photons increase and the attenuating ability of
shields somewhat decrease, although the attenuation of radiation by fly ash based shields increase by increasing
shield thickness, the optimum attenuation recorded for 5 cm thickness of fly ash geopolymer with 15% barium
sulphate shield up to 91.55% at high X-ray energy (120 kVp).
Figure 8: The effect of fly ash based shield thickness on attenuation of incident X-ray
This result is consistent with the study by Hohl et al., (2005) who reported that with a 1mm Lead shield
and scanning parameters of 120 kVp, 50 mA, 0.5 sec, and 0.15 m, an 87% reduction of radiation dose released
during routine abdominopelvic scan was achieved [8].
V. Conclusion
Fly ash geopolymer with 15% barium Sulphate based shields presented good ability in attenuating
incident X-ray and can be used instead of Lead and concrete in constructing X-ray room walls and shields, the
capability of fly ash based shields can be improved by adding barium sulphate to fly ash batch, also more
attenuation for X-ray can be achieved by increasing the thickness of fly ash shields. The low cost and
availability of fly ash as well as, environment safety make fly ash with 15% barium sulphate based shields as the
best choice for radiation protection industry.
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Acknowledgements
I wish to thank Universiti Sains Malaysia for supporting this work, special thank goes to Prof. Dr. Mohamad
Suhaimi Jaafar for his feedback and comments, Also Higher Institute medical professions khoms and Elmergib
University, of Libya for awarding the scholarship to assist my pursuit of a PhD.
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