Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "For \"attenuation coefficient\" as it applies to electromagnetic theory and telecommunications see propagation constant. For the \"mass attenuation coefficient\", see the article mass attenuation coefficient.Attenuation coefficient or narrow beam attenuation coefficient of the volume of a material characterizes how easily it 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 SI unit of attenuation coefficient is the reciprocal metre (m−1). Extinction coefficient is an old term for this quantity, but still used in meteorology and climatology"@en }
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- Attenuation_coefficient abstract "For \"attenuation coefficient\" as it applies to electromagnetic theory and telecommunications see propagation constant. For the \"mass attenuation coefficient\", see the article mass attenuation coefficient.Attenuation coefficient or narrow beam attenuation coefficient of the volume of a material characterizes how easily it 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 SI unit of attenuation coefficient is the reciprocal metre (m−1). Extinction coefficient is an old term for this quantity, but still used in meteorology and climatology".