Kurie plot

noun

Ku·​rie plot

ˈkyu̇rē-

: a graphic means of comparing theoretical and observed momentum distributions in continuous beta-ray spectra

Word History

Etymology

after F. N. D. Kurie, born 1907 American physicist

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