Attenuation Coefficient
type: QuantityKind
description: The attenuation coefficient is a quantity that characterizes how easily a material or medium can be penetrated by a beam of light, sound, particles, or other energy or matter. A large attenuation coefficient means that the beam is quickly "attenuated" (weakened) as it passes through the medium, and a small attenuation coefficient means that the medium is relatively transparent to the beam. The Attenuation Coefficient is also called linear attenuation coefficient, narrow beam attenuation coefficient, or absorption coefficient.
applicable unit: PER-KiloM
applicable unit: PER-M
applicable unit: PER-MicroM
applicable unit: PER-MilliM
applicable unit: PER-NanoM
applicable unit: PER-PicoM
applicable unit: PERCENT-PER-M
has dimension vector: A0E0L-1I0M0H0T0D0
informative reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attenuation_coefficient
latex definition: $F(x) = Ae^{-\alpha x} \cos{[\beta (x - x_0)]}$, then $\alpha$ is the attenuation coefficient and $\beta$ is the phase coefficient.
latex symbol: $\alpha$
plain text description: The attenuation coefficient is a quantity that characterizes how easily a material or medium can be penetrated by a beam of light, sound, particles, or other energy or matter. A large attenuation coefficient means that the beam is quickly "attenuated" (weakened) as it passes through the medium, and a small attenuation coefficient means that the medium is relatively transparent to the beam. The Attenuation Coefficient is also called linear attenuation coefficient, narrow beam attenuation coefficient, or absorption coefficient.
wikidata match: Q902086
comment: Applicable units are those of quantitykind:AttenuationCoefficient
todo: belongs to SOQ-ISO