coulomb per kilogram

coulomb per kilogram

SI coherent derived unit whose name and symbol includes an SI coherent derived unit with a special name and symbol
Name Symbol Quantity Base units
coulomb per kilogram C/kg exposure (x- and γ-rays) kg−1 s A
The coulomb per kilogram, symbol C/kg, is the SI coherent derived unit of exposure to x-rays or γ-rays (gamma rays).

One coulomb per kilogram is the amount of ionising radiation exposure that frees one coulomb of electric charge in one kilogram of air.

Definition h-1 c2 ΔνCs-1 e
1 \mspace{4mu} \text{C} / \text{kg} \mspace{6mu} = \dfrac{(6.626 \mspace{4mu} 070 \mspace{4mu} 15 \times 10^{-34})(9 \mspace{4mu} 192 \mspace{4mu} 631 \mspace{4mu} 770)}{(299 \mspace{4mu} 792 \mspace{4mu} 458)^2(1.602 \mspace{4mu} 176 \mspace{4mu} 634 \times 10^{-19})} \mspace{6mu} \dfrac{c^2 \mspace{4mu} e}{h \mspace{4mu} \Delta \nu _{Cs}}\\ \\ \\ 1 \mspace{4mu} \text{C} / \text{kg} \mspace{6mu} \approx 4.230 \mspace{4mu} 036 \mspace{4mu} 294 \mspace{4mu} 682 \mspace{4mu} 392 \mspace{4mu} 435 \times10^{-22} \mspace{6mu} h^{-1} \mspace{4mu} c^2 \mspace{4mu} {\Delta \nu _{Cs}}^{-1} \mspace{4mu} e

Radiation-related units

becquerel Bq activity referred to a radionuclide
coulomb per kilogram C/kg exposure
(x- and γ-rays)
gray Gy absorbed dose
sievert Sv dose equivalent
gray per second Gy/s absorbed dose rate