For
X- or
gamma-radiation in air: the sum of the electrical charges of
all the
ions of one sign produced when all
electrons liberated by
photons in a suitably small element of volume of air completely
stopped, divided by the mass of the air in the volume element.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533
(Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional))
on page 1541
This definition replaces an earlier definition of exposure.
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
