stopping power

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stopping power [′stäp·iŋ ‚pau̇·ər]

(nucleonics)

The energy lost by a charged particle passing through a substance per unit length of path; related concepts are mass, atomic, molecular, and relative stopping power. Also known as linear energy transfer (LET); linear stopping power.

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