Attenuation Measurements in Solutions of Some Carbohydrates

Journal Article · Tue Feb 15 04:00:00 EST 2000 · Nuclear Science and Engineering

OSTI ID:20804622

Gagandeep, ^[1]; Singh, Kulwant ^[1]; Lark, B S ^[1]; Sahota, H S ^[2]

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1. Guru Nanak Dev University (India)
2. Punjabi University (India)

The linear attenuation coefficients in aqueous solutions of three carbohydrates, glucose (C{sub 6}H{sub 12}O{sub 6}), maltose monohydrate (C{sub 12}H{sub 22}O{sub 11}.H{sub 2}O), and sucrose (C{sub 12}H{sub 22}O{sub 11}), were determined at 81, 356, 511, 662, 1173, and 1332 keV by the gamma-ray transmission method in a good geometry setup. From the precisely measured densities of these solutions, mass attenuation coefficients were then obtained that varied systematically with the corresponding changes in the concentrations (g/cm{sup 3}) of these solutions. The experimental results were used in terms of effective atomic numbers and electron densities. A comparison between experimental and theoretical values of attenuation coefficients has proven that the study has a potential application for the determination of attenuation coefficients of solid solutes from their solutions without obtaining them in pure crystalline form.

• OSTI ID: 20804622
• Journal Information: Nuclear Science and Engineering, Journal Name: Nuclear Science and Engineering Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 134; ISSN NSENAO; ISSN 0029-5639
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
ATTENUATION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ELECTRON DENSITY
GAMMA RADIATION
GAMMA TRANSPORT THEORY
GEOMETRY
GLUCOSE
KEV RANGE
MALTOSE
SACCHAROSE
SOLIDS
SOLUTES
TRANSMISSION
WATER