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Knudsen layer
  لایه‌ی ِ کنودسن  
lâye-ye Knudsen
Fr.: couche de Knudsen  

The thin layer of → vapor immediately adjacent to an irradiated surface. The thickness of the Knudsen layer is generally recognized to be in the order of a few → mean free paths from the surface.

See also: Named after Danish physicist Martin Knudsen (1871-1949); → layer.