Bragg rule

Bragg rule

[′brag ‚rül]

(atomic physics)

An empirical rule according to which the mass stopping power of an element for alpha particles is inversely proportional to the square root of the atomic weight. Also known as Bragg-Kleeman rule.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.