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Total Mass Attenuation Coefficient (pm), total Photon Interaction Cross-Section, Effective Atomic Numbers (Zell) and Electron Densities (Ne) of xPb0—(40—x)B203-40P205-10Na20-9.6Zn0-0.2Sm203-0.2Gd203 glass system (x = 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35) have been investigated at 59.54 keV energy photon emitted by 100 mCi241Am point source employing narrow beam transmission geometry. Experimental results have been compared with theoretically calculated values using WinXCOM. A good agreement has been observed between experimental and theoretical values within experimental uncertainties. Among prepared glass samples, the glass sample with maximum contribution of Pb0 has maximum value of pm and Zeff.
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