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  1. A logarithmic unit for ratios such as signal gain or attenuation.

Word origin

From Joannes Neper, the Latinized name of John Napier, a Scottish mathematician.

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  • Values of b, the amplitude attenuation constant, are given for various materials in Table 1.1. Having dimensions of [length]⁻¹, it is usually measured in nepers per centimetre (Np cm⁻¹).
  • The unit of α is nepers per meter. It can be easily seen that if a line has an attenuation constant of 1 neper/m, a unit amplitude voltage wave will reduce to e⁻¹ over a distance of 1 meter.
  • The attenuation constant for the phantom muscle tissue is αₘ = 10.0 nepers/m.

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