Investigation of Gamma and Neutron Shielding Parameters for Borate Glasses Containing NiO and PbO

Table 5

Macroscopic fast neutron removal cross-section of the borate glasses.

(a)

Ele.	S1		S2		S3		S4
	PD	Σ𝑅 (cm^−1)	PD	Σ𝑅 (cm^−1)	PD	Σ𝑅 (cm^−1)	PD	Σ𝑅 (cm^−1)
Na	6.03𝐸−01	2.06𝐸−02	5.86𝐸−01	2.00𝐸−02	5.77𝐸−01	1.97𝐸−02	5.77𝐸−01	1.97𝐸−02
B	5.67𝐸−01	3.26𝐸−02	5.51𝐸−01	3.17𝐸−02	5.43𝐸−01	3.12𝐸−02	5.42𝐸−01	3.12𝐸−02
O	1.47𝐸+00	6.02𝐸−02	1.43𝐸+00	5.88𝐸−02	1.42𝐸+00	5.84𝐸−02	1.44𝐸+00	5.89𝐸−02
Ni	0.00𝐸+00	0.00𝐸+00	9.81𝐸−02	1.86𝐸−03	7.73𝐸−02	1.47𝐸−03	5.79𝐸−02	1.10𝐸−03
Pb	0.00𝐸+00	0.00𝐸+00	0.00𝐸+00	0.00𝐸+00	4.89𝐸−02	5.09𝐸−04	9.77𝐸−02	1.02𝐸−03
	2.64	0.1134	2.67	0.1124	2.67	0.1112	2.71	0.1118

(b)

Ele.	S5		S6		S7
	PD	Σ𝑅 (cm^−1)	PD	Σ𝑅 (cm^−1)	PD	Σ𝑅 (cm^−1)
Na	5.72𝐸−01	1.95𝐸−02	5.68𝐸−01	1.94𝐸−02	5.73𝐸−01	1.95𝐸−02
B	5.38𝐸−01	3.09𝐸−02	5.34𝐸−01	3.07𝐸−02	5.39𝐸−01	3.10𝐸−02
O	1.44𝐸+00	5.89𝐸−02	1.44𝐸+00	5.89𝐸−02	1.43𝐸+00	5.84𝐸−02
Ni	3.83𝐸−02	7.28𝐸−04	1.90𝐸−02	3.61𝐸−04	0.00𝐸+00	0.00𝐸+00
Pb	1.45𝐸−01	1.51𝐸−03	1.92𝐸−01	2.00𝐸−03	2.43𝐸−01	2.53𝐸−03
	2.73	0.1116	2.75	0.1113	2.78	0.1115

PD: partial density.