Atomic Attenuation Coefficient
type: QuantityKind
description: "Atomic Attenuation Coefficient" is a measurement of how strongly a chemical species or substance absorbs or scatters light at a given wavelength, per the number of atoms in the substance.
applicable unit: AC
applicable unit: ARE
applicable unit: BARN
applicable unit: CentiM2
applicable unit: DecaARE
applicable unit: DeciM2
applicable unit: FT2
applicable unit: HA
applicable unit: IN2
applicable unit: KiloM2
applicable unit: KiloMIL Circ
applicable unit: M2
applicable unit: MI2
applicable unit: MIL Circ
applicable unit: MI US2
applicable unit: MicroM2
applicable unit: MilliM2
applicable unit: NanoM2
applicable unit: PIXEL AREA
applicable unit: PlanckArea
applicable unit: YD2
has dimension vector: A0E0L2I0M0H0T0D0
informative reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attenuation_coefficient
latex definition: $\mu_a = -\frac{\mu}{n}$, where $\mu$ is the linear attenuation coefficient and $n$ is the number density of the atoms in the substance.
normative reference: http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail
plain text description: "Atomic Attenuation Coefficient" is a measurement of how strongly a chemical species or substance absorbs or scatters light at a given wavelength, per the number of atoms in the substance.
specialization of: Area
symbol: μₐ
wikidata match: Q98592911
comment: Applicable units are those of quantitykind:Area
broader: Area