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decay constant

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decay constant [di′kā ‚kän·stənt]
(physics)
The constantcin the equationI=I0e-ct, for the time dependence of rate of decay of a radioactive species; here,Iis the number of disintegrations per unit time. Also known as decay coefficient; disintegration constant; radioactive decay constant; transformation constant.


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All of the proposed models implement various decay constants in the development of their final backward extrapolation model.
A Decay Constant, calculated from the X-coil response of either the dB/dt or B-Field component (some testing required to identify the best component to use), to get a better definition of the conductors of vertical extent
 
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