
The mass attenuation coefficient is a measurement of how strongly a chemical species or substance absorbs or scatters light at a given wavelength, per unit mass. In addition to visible light, mass attenuation coefficients can be defined for other electromagnetic radiation (such as X-rays), sound, or any other beam that attenuates. The mass attenua...
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quotient of total linear attenuation coefficient µ by density ? for a material and for indirectly ionizing particles: µ
m = (1/?N) (dN/dl) NOTE - This quantity is expressed in square metres per kilogram (m
2/kg).
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of a material for indirectly ionizing particles, the quotient dN/N by ?dl,where dN/N is the fraction of particles that experience interactions in traversing a distance dl in a medium of density ? NOTE - The mass attenuation coefficient for X-radiation and gamma-radiation may be expressed as the sum of several parts, each attributed to a par...
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that part of the mass attenuation coefficient that is attributable to the photoelectric effect
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those parts of the mass attenuation coefficient attributable to Compton scattering and to coherent scattering
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<physics> The mass attenuation coefficient, u/p, of a material for uncharged ionising particles is the quotient of DN/N by pdl, where DN/N is the fraction of particles that experience interactions in traversing a distance dl in a material of density p. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
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