Affiliation: | aENEA/FIM, Casaccia RC, Via Anguillarese 301, S. Maria di Galeria (Rome) 00060, Italy bDepartment of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143 005, India |
Abstract: | The effect of γ-irradiation on the structure of lead borosilicate glasses of varying composition has been probed by FTIR spectroscopy, before and immediately after γ-irradiation. The glasses were irradiated at Calliope 60Co plant (RC ENEA Casaccia, Rome), and the spectra were recorded after absorbed doses of 50 Gy, 500 Gy, and 4 kGy. The structural analysis have been made considering both the effect of composition and of irradiation. The experimental results clearly indicate that after irradiation a significant change in structure of borosilicate glass network is observed. |