Neutron is an important particle and may be emitted by unstable nuclei or after some nuclear applications through nuclear reactions. It is uncharged and thus this makes its detection and shielding is more difficult than other particles. As the neutron is also more dangerous than other radiation types such as proton and electron or gamma rays, it is important to develop efficient shielding materials in order to be protected from its hazardous effects. In this work, the shielding properties of container which contains configuration of polyethylene, barite, lead, and iron have been investigated against ²⁵²Cf source. This was done by experimental work and then compared with the calculations done using FLUKA code.

中子是一种重要的粒子，可能由不稳定的原子核或在某些核应用后通过核反应发射。它不带电，因此这使得它的检测和屏蔽比其他粒子更困难。由于中子也比质子和电子或伽马射线等其他辐射类型更危险，因此开发有效的屏蔽材料以免受其有害影响非常重要。在这项工作中，研究了包含聚乙烯、重晶石、铅和铁配置的容器对²⁵² Cf 源的屏蔽性能。这是通过实验工作完成的，然后与使用 FLUKA 代码完成的计算进行比较。