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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: effective atomic number
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Definition: weighted average of atomic numbers of the constituents of a material

Note 1 to entry: The weighting may be different depending upon the interaction of interest, e.g., regarding the photoelectric effect or production of bremsstrahlung.

Note 2 to entry: This entry was numbered 393-14-04 in IEC 60050-393:2003.


Publication date:2014-03
SourceISO 921:1997, definition 380, modified
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Internal notes:2015-05-20: Link added to <a href=IEV113-05-33>atomic numbers</a>. JGO
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