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Petr Mugver
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I searched "sieverts" here and with google, but I didn't find what I wanted.
So, in theese days after Fukushima we see on tv a lot about chernobyl, Hiroshima etc.
Journalists go around in theese places with a little counter that displays sieverts.
Now, sieverts measure equivalent energy per unit mass. The problem for me is not the "equivalent", but the fact it is not an instantaneous quantity, but a cumulative quantity.
So, for example, if I weigh 80 Kg and stay in a place with 10^-3 Sv for 30 s, hoh much energy do I absorb?
So, in theese days after Fukushima we see on tv a lot about chernobyl, Hiroshima etc.
Journalists go around in theese places with a little counter that displays sieverts.
Now, sieverts measure equivalent energy per unit mass. The problem for me is not the "equivalent", but the fact it is not an instantaneous quantity, but a cumulative quantity.
So, for example, if I weigh 80 Kg and stay in a place with 10^-3 Sv for 30 s, hoh much energy do I absorb?