Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 1931 · 51 citations · 4 references
MedicineRadiologyRadiation PhysicsRadiobiologySpectroscopyRadiation SpectroscopyX-ray SpectroscopyAtomic Number DependenceEmpirical LawsGamma-ray AbsorptionPhotoelectric EffectRadiation Absorption
No satisfactory formula has so far been derived theoretically for the photoelectric absorption of X-rays and γ-rays. The empirical law has hitherto been generally accepted as giving approximately the variation of the photoelectric absorption coefficient per electron, with atomic number Z and wave length λ for X-rays of wave length greater than 100 X.U., and the validity of this law has often been assumed for γ-rays also.
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