Investigation of proton and electron irradiation effects on perlite and different rate lead containing samples of perlite

Abstract

The effects of proton and electron radiations on perlite, which is a mixed oxide consisting mainly of SiO2 and Al2O3 and forms very fine particles acceptable to be used in a wide range of area such as construction materials, agriculture, medical and chemical industry also with an increasing possibility to be used as shielding material, have been investigated to understand the effects of proton and electron irradiations. To see the behaviors of perlite itself and compare the results obtained from different percent lead doped variations of it under the proton and electron induced radiation, GEANT4 simulation software has been employed and incoming particles energies have been selected between 1 MeV and 100 MeV interval with an increment rate of 10 MeV. Obtained outcomes and numerical results have been compared for each investigated sample and graphed comparisons are given also with numerical results within the text.