mass absorption law

mass absorption law

[′mas əb′sȯrp·shən ‚lȯ]

(nucleonics)

The law that the absorption of electrons with speeds greater than one-fifth that of light depends only on the mass of absorbing matter in the electron's path and not on its chemical composition. Also known as Lenard's mass absorption law.

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