| Unit | Mb |
|---|---|
| Name | megabarn |
| Category | Area |
| Details | In the field of nuclear and particle physics, a megabarn (Mb) is a unit of area used to describe the cross-sectional area of atomic nuclei and particles. It is primarily used to represent the probability of interaction between particles, such as the likelihood of scattering, absorption or other processes during collisions. The term "barn" was derived from the phrase "as big as a barn," as nuclear physicists jokingly described the relatively large size of a nuclear target compared to subatomic dimensions. A barn is equal to 10^-28 square meters (m²). A megabarn is one million times larger than a barn, so a megabarn is equal to 10^-22 square meters (m²). To put this in perspective, the unit of a barn is still extremely small in everyday life measuring units; thus, it is only significant in the context of atomic and subatomic interactions. |
Mb(megabarn) to a(are)Mb(megabarn) to ab(attobarn)Mb(megabarn) to ac(acre)Mb(megabarn) to ac [US Survey](acre)Mb(megabarn) to am²(square attometre)Mb(megabarn) to b(barn)Mb(megabarn) to cb(centibarn)Mb(megabarn) to circular milMb(megabarn) to cm²(square centimetre)Mb(megabarn) to dab(decabarn)Mb(megabarn) to dam²(square decametre)Mb(megabarn) to db(decibarn)Mb(megabarn) to dm²(square decimetre)Mb(megabarn) to Eb(exabarn)Mb(megabarn) to Em²(square exametre)Mb(megabarn) to fb(femtobarn)Mb(megabarn) to fm²(square femtometre)Mb(megabarn) to ft²(square foot)Mb(megabarn) to Gb(gigabarn)Mb(megabarn) to Gm²(square gigametre)Mb(megabarn) to ha(hectare)Mb(megabarn) to hb(hectobarn)Mb(megabarn) to hm²(square hectometre)Mb(megabarn) to in²(square inch)Mb(megabarn) to kb(kilobarn)Mb(megabarn) to km²(square kilometre)Mb(megabarn) to mb(millibarn)Mb(megabarn) to mi²(square mile)Mb(megabarn) to Mm²(square megametre)Mb(megabarn) to mm²(square millimetre)Mb(megabarn) to m²(square metre)Mb(megabarn) to nb(nanobarn)Mb(megabarn) to nm²(square nanometre)Mb(megabarn) to Pb(petabarn)Mb(megabarn) to pb(picobarn)Mb(megabarn) to Pm²(square petametre)Mb(megabarn) to pm²(square picometre)Mb(megabarn) to raiMb(megabarn) to roodMb(megabarn) to squareMb(megabarn) to square perchMb(megabarn) to Tb(terabarn)Mb(megabarn) to Tm²(square terametre)Mb(megabarn) to yb(yoctobarn)Mb(megabarn) to Yb(yottabarn)Mb(megabarn) to yd²(square yard)Mb(megabarn) to ym²(square yoctometre)Mb(megabarn) to Ym²(square yottametre)Mb(megabarn) to zb(zeptobarn)Mb(megabarn) to Zb(zettabarn)Mb(megabarn) to zm²(square zeptometre)Mb(megabarn) to Zm²(square zettametre)Mb(megabarn) to µb(microbarn)Mb(megabarn) to µm²(square micrometre)