linear energy transfer

measure for the energy lost by charged particles per traversed distance, including only interactions up to a given energy
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linear energy transfer

Summary

linear energy transfer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • linear energy transfer's subclass of is recorded as physical quantity[2].
  • linear energy transfer's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D018499[3].
  • linear energy transfer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c9wn4[4].
  • linear energy transfer's MeSH tree code is recorded as G01.154.240.400[5].
  • linear energy transfer's MeSH tree code is recorded as G02.111.255.400[6].
  • linear energy transfer's MeSH tree code is recorded as G02.216.400[7].
  • linear energy transfer's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-10:2019 Quantities and units — Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics[8].
  • linear energy transfer's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/linear-energy-transfer[9].
  • linear energy transfer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'LET'}[10].
  • linear energy transfer's defining formula is recorded as L_{\Delta} = \frac{\mathrm{d} E_{\Delta}} {\mathrm{d} l}[11].
  • linear energy transfer's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0086562[12].
  • linear energy transfer's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as linear-energy-transfer[13].
  • linear energy transfer's ISQ dimension is recorded as \mathsf{L} \mathsf{M} \mathsf{T}^{-2}[14].
  • linear energy transfer's IUPAC Gold Book ID is recorded as L03550[15].
  • linear energy transfer's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[16].
  • linear energy transfer's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 86611320[17].
  • linear energy transfer's in defining formula is recorded as L_{\Delta}[18].
  • linear energy transfer's in defining formula is recorded as E_{\Delta}[19].
  • linear energy transfer's in defining formula is recorded as l[20].
  • linear energy transfer's quantity symbol is recorded as L_{\Delta}[21].
  • linear energy transfer's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as electronvolt per metre[22].
  • linear energy transfer's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as joule per metre[23].
  • linear energy transfer's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram metre per square second[24].
  • linear energy transfer's QUDT quantity kind ID is recorded as LinearEnergyTransfer[25].
  • linear energy transfer's IEV number is recorded as 881-12-53[26].

Why It Matters

linear energy transfer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . ISO 80000-10:2019 Quantities and units — Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] . ISO 80000-10:2019 Quantities and units — Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . ISO 80000-10:2019 Quantities and units — Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . ISO 80000-10:2019 Quantities and units — Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . ISO 80000-10:2019 Quantities and units — Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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