Definition von mean free path im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
the average distance travelled between two similar events; especially by molecules in a gas or liquid, electrons or phonons in a crystal or neutrons in a moderator
The average path distance a particle (neutron or photon) travels before undergoing a specified reaction (with a nucleus or electron) in matter
The mean free path of a particle in a medium is a measure of its probability of undergoing interactions of a given kind It is related to the cross-section corresponding to this type of interaction by the formula
The average distance which a molecule travels in a gas before it collides with another molecule
The distance traveled on average by an atom before it collides with another atom