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Attenuation

In physics, attenuation – colloquially, damping – is the gradual loss of flux intensity through a medium. For instance, dark glasses attenuate sunlight, lead attenuates X-rays, and water and air attenuate both light and sound at variable attenuation rates.

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Ultrasound

Light attenuation in water

Seismic

Electromagnetic

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Attenuation

Nodes91
Edges90
Triples61
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021978
Components1

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Attenuation

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related to External links · 8
Attenuation → Absorption, Dosimetric Interest DatabaseNIST's XCOM, FAST, Materials, NIST's XAAMDI, Photon Cross Sections DatabaseNIST's, Scattering TablesUnderwater Radio Communication, X-Ray Attenuation
related to Radiography · 8
Attenuation → In, In CT, Interaction, Photons, The, This, X-ray, Z/E
related to Ultrasound · 7
Attenuation → Accounting, By, ISO, One, Stokes, There, Ultrasound
see also · 6
Attenuation → Air, Astronomical, ColorsTwinklingWave, Cross, Electrical, ITU-R
has application · 4
Attenuation → For, In, There, This
related to Electromagnetic · 4
Attenuation → Compton, MeV, The, Therefore
is a · 3
Attenuation → exponential function of the path length through the medium, important factor limiting the transmission of a digital signal across large distances, rate at which the signal light decreases in intensity
related to Attenuation coefficient · 3
Attenuation → In, MHz, The
related to background · 3
Attenuation → Beer, In, Lambert
related to Optics · 3
Attenuation → Empirical, The, Thus

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light scattering energy ultrasound absorption signal optical medium intensity water used fiber frequency also air beam important media materials wavelengths

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Attenuationis aexponential function of the path length through the medium0.90text
Attenuationis aimportant factor limiting the transmission of a digital signal across large distances0.90text
Attenuationis arate at which the signal light decreases in intensity0.90text
sandstonesinstance ofsaturated sedimentary rocks0.80text
intrinsic attenuation of seismic waves is primarily caused by the wave-induced flow of the pore fluid relative to the solid frameinstance ofsaturated sedimentary rocks0.80text
metalsinstance ofcrystalline materials0.80text
ceramicsinstance ofcrystalline materials0.80text
in addition to poresinstance ofcrystalline materials0.80text
most of the internal surfaces or interfaces are in the form of grain boundaries that separate tiny regions of crystalline orderinstance ofcrystalline materials0.80text
Attenuationhas applicationIn0.60section
Attenuationhas applicationFor0.60section
Attenuationhas applicationThere0.60section

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