stopping power

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Of a substance, for charged particles of specified energy, the average energy loss in passing through a thin layer of that substance, divided by the thickness of that layer.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. (Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)) on page 1553 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'stopping power' 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.S06035 RIS BibTex EndNote
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