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quantitykind:AttenuationCoefficient

http://qudt.org/vocab/quantitykind/AttenuationCoefficient
Types: qudt:QuantityKind
PredicateObject
rdf:type qudt:QuantityKind
dcterms: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.”
qudt:applicableUnit
qudt:hasDimensionVector qkdv:A0E0L-1I0M0H0T0D0
qudt:informativeReference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attenuation_coefficient
qudt:latexDefinition \(F(x) = Ae^{-\alpha x} \cos{[\beta (x - x_0)]}\), then \(\alpha\) is the attenuation coefficient and \(\beta\) is the phase coefficient.
qudt:latexSymbol \(\alpha\)
qudt:plainTextDescription “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.”
qudt:wikidataMatch http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q902086
rdfs:comment “Applicable units are those of quantitykind:AttenuationCoefficient”
rdfs:isDefinedBy http://qudt.org/3.1.11/vocab/quantitykind
rdfs:label “Attenuation Coefficient”@en
vaem:todo “belongs to SOQ-ISO”
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