Investigation and structural of phosphate glasses at low photon energy through: optical and attenuation properties

Abstract

This paper presents a novel low-cost phosphate glass preparation by using the melt quenching technique. It was investigated for use in diagnostic protective applications. The range of UV-VIS wavelength is used to estimate the optical energy gap. The MAC denotes the mass attenuation coefficients of the present glass were computed at low photon energies between 15 and 200 KeV using the MIKE program. The manufactured glasses parameters viz; the mean free path, half value layer, tenth value layer, effective atomic number, effective electron density, and linear attenuation coefficient denotes as follows; 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀, 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻, 𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇, 𝑍𝑍𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒, 𝑁𝑁𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒, 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿 were determined. Furthermore, the molar volume, oxygen molar volume, and optical packing density of fabricated glass were assessed. The third-order susceptibility (χ(3) and non-linear refractive index of the present glass were determined. From previous results, it can be concluded that the glass has unique attenuation characteristics, therefore, can be used for radiation protection at low energy 15 to 200 KeV.