2020 journal article

Ionizing radiation shielding properties of metal oxide impregnated conformal coatings

RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY, 171.

By: M. DeVanzo* & R. Hayes n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Metal oxide; Conformal coating; Radiation shielding; Mass percent; Particulate size
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 27, 2020

Conformal coatings provide environmental protection for sensitive military electronics. Preliminary MCNP6® modeling of metal oxide impregnated acrylic conformal coatings indicates a factor of 300 reduction in gammas below 10 keV and up to a 225% reduction in neutron displacement damage to Si-based electronics across the Watt spectrum. This work provides data which can allow an optimal overall shielding worth per total mass to be evaluated.