Title: linear energy transfer
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - linear energy transfer
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.L03550
Status: current

Definition
The average energy locally imparted to a medium by a charged particle of specified energy, per unit distance traversed.

Source
- PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1545 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)

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Citation: Citation: 'linear energy transfer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.L03550
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