Table 3 Physical parameters of the models (constants).

From: Simplified modeling of E. coli mortality after genome damage induced by UV-C light exposure

Parameter

 

n0 = 6.0225 × 1023 mol−1

Avogadro´s constant

h = 6.6256 × 10−27 erg.s

Planck´s constant

c = 2.9979 × 1010 cm/s

Speed of light

λ = 2.537 × 10−5 cm

Wavelength of UV-C light lamp

VG = 4.3716 × 10−13 cm3

Mean genome volume

ΔXi = 5.5111 × 10−5 cm

Mean genome thickness

*σ = 4.9627 × 10−16 cm2

Effective impact section

Nj = 5.2 Mpb

Mean number of base pairs

  1. *See the Appendix 1 derivation of EIS22.
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