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Old 18th March 2010   #5
Ethan Winer
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Absorption coefficients are valid for the environment they are tested in. As that environment changes, so do the absorption coefficients.
Yes, but my main point is the same material tested in three different labs will give three different results. Sometimes varying by quite a large amount, especially at lower frequencies. I've even seen negative absorption numbers reported at very low frequencies!

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