cross-sectional area of the column

symbol: $A_{\rm{c}}$
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09899

Cross-sectional area of the empty tube: \(A_{\rm{c}} = \pi r_{\rm{c}}^{2} = \pi (d_{\rm{c}}/2)^{2}\), where \(d_{\rm{c}}\) is the column diameter.

Source:
PAC, 2017, 90, 181. (Terminology of separation methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2017)) on page 191 [Terms] [Paper]