barn

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Non-SI unit of area, \(\text{b} = 10^{-28}\ \text{m}^{2}\), used to express cross sections in nuclear reactions.
Source:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 75 [Terms] [Book]
Citation: 'barn' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.B00598 RIS BibTex EndNote
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