Demir, Faruk2024-09-182024-09-1820100969-8043https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.09.003https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/11953The mass attenuation coefficients of the 59.54 key radiation of (241)Am point source in boron ores such as tincal, ulexite and colemanite were determined experimentally by a scintillation detector and theoretically. Since boron ores contain boron, hydrogen, and a lot of elements, they may be used as shielding against neutrons and gammas simultaneously, e.g. for shielding (241)Am/Be neutron sources, as they emit both gammas and neutrons. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessRadiation shieldingMass attenuation coefficientBoronUlexiteTincalColemaniteDetermination of mass attenuation coefficients of some boron ores at 59.54 keV by using scintillation detectorArticle68117517910.1016/j.apradiso.2009.09.003198008062-s2.0-70449520087Q2WOS:000276422300030Q2