mean free path
Americannoun
noun
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"Measuring the effective mean free path of the electrons is very challenging in the low kinetic energy region, as was done in this study, added Yin. "
From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023
The mean free path is the average distance a molecule travels between collisions.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
It has been suggested that the extent of the dark space represents the mean free path of the molecules....
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 by Various
In the same gas, however, at different pressures the discharging potential does not vary so quickly with the pressure as does the mean free path.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various
These elements are the result of atomic arrangement, and the atoms of each are known to have various vibrations, the extent of which is called the "mean free path of vibration."
From How to Read the Crystal or, Crystal and Seer by Sepharial
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