absorption coefficient

collocation in English

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absorption
noun[U]
uk
/əbˈzɔːp.ʃən/us
/əbˈzɔːrp.ʃən/
the process of taking something into ...
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coefficient
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/us
/ˌkoʊ.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/
a value, in mathematics, that appears in front of and multiplies ...
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(Definition ofabsorptionandcoefficientfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is known that theabsorptioncoefficientincreases as the complexity of amino acids increases.
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Then gradually the diffusion effect dominates the drift effect to give a constant energyabsorptioncoefficient.
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Linearabsorptioncoefficientbeing measured with a spectrophotometer in a thin cavity of 3.3-mm thickness was about a 1⁄4 1.1 103 cm21.
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The temperature and density dependence of theabsorptioncoefficientvaries in time, which is plotted for the initial, transient, and asymptotic cases.
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Theabsorptioncoefficienthas been multiplied by 1/sin 54.738 1⁄4 1.225 to take into account the laser incidence angle of 54.738.
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The evolution in time depends on the value of theabsorptioncoefficientc and the local behaviour of the initial data near the origin.
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It is shown that the nonlinearity leads to a decrease of the heating rate and theabsorptioncoefficientcompared with those predicted by linear theory.
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The value of theabsorptioncoefficientfor agar targets estimated from the laser energy balance measurements is as high as approximately 80%.
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It is known that theabsorptioncoefficientof the amino acids becomes larger with increasing complexity.
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In order to simplify the description, we shall subsequently assume that theabsorptioncoefficientis independent of the frequency.
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Figure 28a shows that energy extraction efficiency decreases slowly when theabsorptioncoefficientof the medium is small.
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Theoretical analysis shows that the critical value is larger when theabsorptioncoefficientof the medium is smaller or the medium cell length is shorter.
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Theabsorptioncoefficientis compared between a linearly polarized case and a circularly polarized case.
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With these considerations, theabsorptioncoefficientand skin depth are plotted as a function of time, intensity, temperature, and density.
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After the laser pulse irradiates the plasma, the skin depth increases, which results in the increase of theabsorptioncoefficient.
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For a purely porous medium theabsorptioncoefficientc is always less than one, because the absorption can not exceed the available amount of water.
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