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Noun Concept

Categories: Experimental particle physics, Dimensional analysis, Measurement, Physical quantities, Scattering, absorption and radiative transfer (optics)

cross section Collision cross-section cross-section cross-section of interaction Differential cross-section

(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns WordNet 3.0

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(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In physics, the cross section is a measure of the probability that a specific process will take place when some kind of radiant excitation intersects a localized phenomenon. Wikipedia

Measure of probability that a specific process will take place in a collision of two particles Wikidata

The probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place. Wiktionary

(physics) probability of a particular nuclear reaction. Wiktionary (translation)

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scattering cross section