geometric attenuation

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02619
The reduction of a @R05048@ quantity due to the effect only of the distance between the point of interest and the source, excluding the effect of any matter present.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. (Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)) on page 1543 [Terms] [Paper]