Nowadays, as a replacement for lead which is a toxic element, bismuth glasses are explored extensively due to their higher density for radiation attenuation applications. This work is an attempt to portray the radiation shielding and thermoluminescence response of bismuth in the borosilicate glasses of composition (60-x) B₂O₃– 20SiO₂- xBi₂O₃– 12ZnO– 8BaO with x = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 mol% coded as ZBiB glasses. The estimation of theoretical values of gamma ray shielding parameters with ¹³⁷Cs gamma source such as mass attenuation co-efficient, effective atomic number, half value layer and mean free path was carried out using Photon Shielding and Dosimetry software and compared with experimental results. The data naturally showed high attenuation values for ZBiB-12 glass. Higher bismuth samples were observed to possess dark brown colour and opaque nature. The applicability of such glasses for gamma dosimetry using thermoluminescence (TL) property was also examined by irradiating the glasses with 3 kGy of 1.25 MeV gamma radiation from ⁶⁰Co source. The radiation created defect centers by breaking Zn–O, Bi–O, Si–O, B–O and Si–O–B bonds resulting in high intensity TL peaks. The role of Bi as thermoluminescence quenching agents has been evaluated in the present investigation. Computer Glow Curve Deconvolution was done for the TL curves to get the information regarding trapped charges such as activation energy, half-life and frequency factor. Among the high bismuth incorporated glasses, ZBiB-8 sample exhibited comparably higher TL intensity at 576.1 K with half-life of 23 years.

如今，作为有毒元素铅的替代品，铋玻璃由于其更高的密度用于辐射衰减应用而被广泛探索。这项工作试图描绘组成为 (60-x) B ₂ O ₃ – 20SiO ₂ - xBi ₂ O ₃ – 12ZnO– 8BaO的硼硅酸盐玻璃中铋的辐射屏蔽和热释光响应，其中 x = 0, 2, 4 , 6, 8, 10 和 12 mol% 编码为 ZBiB 玻璃。用¹³⁷估算伽马射线屏蔽参数的理论值使用Photon Shielding and Dosimetry软件进行Cs伽马源如质量衰减系数、有效原子序数、半值层和平均自由程，并与实验结果进行比较。数据自然显示出 ZBiB-12 玻璃的高衰减值。观察到较高的铋样品具有深棕色和不透明性质。还通过用 3 kGy 的 1.25 MeV 伽马辐射从⁶⁰共同来源。辐射通过破坏 Zn-O、Bi-O、Si-O、B-O 和 Si-O-B 键产生缺陷中心，从而产生高强度的 TL 峰。在本研究中已经评估了 Bi 作为热释光猝灭剂的作用。对 TL 曲线进行了计算机辉光曲线解卷积，以获得有关俘获电荷的信息，例如活化能、半衰期和频率因子。在高铋掺量玻璃中，ZBiB-8 ​​样品在 576.1 K 时表现出相对较高的 TL 强度，半衰期为 23 年。