Rutherford to Disintegrations per Minute Conversion

Convert between Rutherford and Disintegrations per Minute quickly and accurately.

Rd
dpm

How to Convert Rutherford to Disintegrations per Minute

Conversion Formula

1 Rd = 59999999.88 dpm
1 dpm = 2E-8 Rd

Example

Convert 15 Rd to dpm:

15 Rd = 15 × 59999999.88 dpm = 899999998.2 dpm

Unit Information

Learn about the radiation activity units you're converting between

Rutherford

Rd

Definition

A unit of radioactivity equal to 10^6 becquerel or 1 megabecquerel, named after Ernest Rutherford.

History/Origin

Named after Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), the New Zealand physicist who made fundamental contributions to atomic physics.

Current Use

Historically used in nuclear physics, now largely replaced by the becquerel in most applications.

Multiplier

1000000

Offset

0

Disintegrations per Minute

dpm

Definition

A unit of radioactivity equal to 1/60 becquerel, representing nuclear disintegrations per minute.

History/Origin

Derived from the fundamental definition of radioactivity as nuclear disintegrations per unit time.

Current Use

Commonly used in radiation detection, environmental monitoring, and laboratory measurements.

Multiplier

0.017

Offset

0

Rutherford to Disintegrations per Minute Conversion Table

Rutherford [Rd] Disintegrations per Minute [dpm]
1 Rd 59999999.8800000027 dpm
10 Rd 599999998.7999999523 dpm
25 Rd 1499999997 dpm
50 Rd 2999999994 dpm
100 Rd 5999999988 dpm
0 Rd 0E+0 dpm
-10 Rd -599999998.7999999523 dpm
-40 Rd -2399999995.2000007629 dpm