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conversion coefficient

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conversion coefficient [kən′vər·zhən ‚kō·i′fish·ənt]
Also known as conversion fraction; internal conversion coefficient.
(nuclear physics)
The ratio of the number of conversion electrons emitted per unit time to the number of photons emitted per unit time in the de-excitation of a nucleus between two given states.
In older literature, the ratio of the number of conversion electrons emitted per unit time to the number of conversion electrons plus the number of photons emitted per unit time in the de-excitation of a nucleus between two given states.


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