Is the unit of measurement for a particle beam FLUX - the femtobarn ???
Thanks
No. The Barn is a unit of area of the beam.
When you say partical beam flux, it could mean mass flux, collision occurance flux. You have to be specific.
Normally flux is (things/(area))/time
the inverse fermobarn is a measure sometimes of occurances per time
Thanks you Bob
The unit of measurement for a particle beam flux is not the femtobarn. The femtobarn (fb) is actually a unit of measurement used in particle physics to denote the cross-sectional area of particle interactions. It measures the likelihood of a particular interaction occurring between particles.
In particle physics, the unit of measurement for particle beam flux is typically expressed in terms of particles per unit area per unit time. The most commonly used unit for flux is particles per square centimeter per second (particles/cm²/s). This unit describes the number of particles passing through a given area per unit time.
To determine the particle beam flux, you would typically measure the number of particles passing through a defined area, such as a detector or cross-sectional plane, over a specific period of time. This measurement allows scientists to study the properties and behavior of the particle beam in various particle accelerators and experiments.
So, in summary, the unit of measurement for particle beam flux is not the femtobarn. It is typically expressed in particles per square centimeter per second, representing the number of particles passing through a defined area per unit time.