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Absorption coefficient  

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  • The absorption coefficient determines how far into a material light of a particular wavelength can penetrate before it is absorbed. In a material with a low absorption coefficient, light is only poorly absorbed, and if the material is thin enough, it will appear transparent to that wavelength. (https://www.pveducation.org/pvcdrom/pn-junctions/absorption-coefficient)

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https://purls.helmholtz-metadaten.de/evoks/sdv/AbsorptionCoefficient

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