attenuation coefficient

synonym: extinction coefficient
also defines: linear attenuation coefficient
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00516
Analogous to absorption coefficient but taking into account also the effects due to scattering and luminescence. It was formerly called extinction coefficient.
Source:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 32 [Terms] [Book]
See also:
Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 212 [Terms] [Book]
PAC, 1996, 68, 957. (Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)) on page 963 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'attenuation coefficient' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00516 RIS BibTex EndNote
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