A peer-reviewed journal published by K. N. Toosi University of Technology

Measurement of Radiation and Radioactivity
Study on Tablet conversion by pressure-less sintering method on the thermoluminescent dosimetric response of Beta Tricalcium Phosphate

Hora Kavarian; Armin Mosayebi; Hamideh Daneshvar

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 October 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/rpe.2023.415772.1161

Abstract
  In this research work, commercial beta-tricalcium phosphate powder is converted into tablets by pressure-less sintering method. Thermoluminescence responses of tablet and powder samples in the dose range of 20 to 1500 Gy have been compared and effective factors in tablet conversion such as mass in the ...  Read More

Nuclear Reactor science and Technology
Study of safety parameters of a PWR reactor using Cu nanofluids by molecular dynamics method

Ali Zahian; Mahdi Aghaie

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 October 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/rpe.2023.405799.1146

Abstract
  In this analysis, nanofluid properties are evaluated by interaction correlations between particles using molecular dynamics (MD) method, and thermal-hydraulics characteristics of nanofluids in a WWER-1000 reactor is investigated by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). This study conceptualizes power increase ...  Read More

Nuclear Reactor science and Technology
Experimental study of the cobalt oxide etching rate from metal surface using F2/He atmospheric pressure plasma for decontamination of nuclear components

Mohammad Askari; Nikoo Darestani Farahani; Mehdi Bakhshzad Mahmoudi; Fereydoun Abbasi Davani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 06 December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/rpe.2023.418141.1163

Abstract
  Metal surface cleaning or etching techniques using reactive plasma are emerging as one of the dry processing techniques for surface contaminants with high bond energy, especially for cleaning and decontamination of nuclear components and equipment. In this study, the plasma reaction due to the discharge ...  Read More

Monte Carlo Method
Evaluation of direct and indirect DNA Damage under the Photon Irradiation in the Presence of Gold, Gadolinium, and Silver Nanoparticles Using Geant4-DNA

Ali Azizi Ganjgah; Payvand Taherparvar

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/rpe.2024.425521.1170

Abstract
  Radiation therapy aims to maximize doses to cancer cells while minimizing damage to normal tissues. Today, nanoparticles containing high-atomic-number elements, such as gold, gadolinium, and silver, have proven effective as radiosensitizers in radiotherapy to enhance dose delivery for cancer treatment. ...  Read More

Measurement of Radiation and Radioactivity
‎Assessment of shielding performance of nitrile butadiene rubber through simulation and experiments at MNSR beam line

Zohreh Gholamzadeh; Reza Ebrahimzadeh; Mohammad Hossein Choopan Dastjerdi; Javad Mokhtari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/rpe.2024.420403.1167

Abstract
  New nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) materials are being considered to use for neutron shielding especially for the positions which needs a flexible neutron shield. Such light, low-cost, and suitable material could be used for sealing of the gaps or even for shielding of low radiation environments. In ...  Read More

Particle Accelerators, Ion sources
A numerical analysis of the impact of gas pressure and dielectric material on the generation of body force in an air gas plasma actuator

Sajad Hajikhani; Ramin Mehrabifard; Hamed Soltani Ahmadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/rpe.2024.429773.1176

Abstract
  Plasma technology has undeniably revolutionized industrial processes in recent decades. Atmospheric pressure plasma (APP) has emerged as a prominent and widely applicable tool in various scientific disciplines. Notably, plasma-assisted flow control has become a subject of intense interest, particularly ...  Read More

Radiation Applications
A comprehensive approach for calculation of surface area and volume in radiation transport codes

Hamed Kargaran

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 March 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/rpe.2024.418185.1164

Abstract
  The estimation of flux in radiation transport Monte Carlo problems needs to calculate the volumes and surface areas of the geometric regions. The particle flux is often estimated as the track length per unit volume or the number of particles crossing a surface per unit area in Monte Carlo transport problems. ...  Read More

Measurement of Radiation and Radioactivity
Comparison audit program for selected radiotherapy centers by secondary standard dosimetry laboratory (SSDL) using thermoluminescence dosimeter

Nahid Hajiloo; Mostafa Mohammadi; Omid N. Ghodsi; Hamideh Daneshvar; Soheil Moghtader

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 March 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/rpe.2024.433512.1178

Abstract
  The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), sends dosimeters annually to Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratories (SSDL) around the world, to calibrate their radiation field. Therefore, they mainly send thermo-luminescent dosimeters as transfer dosimeters to the SSDL laboratories, to be irradiated ...  Read More

Experimental and Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Exploring the applications of low energy ion accelerators through exothermic nuclear reaction products

Zeinab Sadat Imani; Omidreza Kakuee; Yavar Taghipour Azar; Amir Abbas Sabouri Dodaran

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 27 March 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/rpe.2024.437355.1181

Abstract
  The production of light, energetic and low-flux ions as a secondary beam caused by nuclear reaction can be used in various branches of nuclear physics. Due to the limited availability of energy in small laboratories equipped with electrostatic accelerators, accessing energetic light particles is crucial. ...  Read More