Radiation / rad/h → rad/s
Convert Rads per hour to Rads per second
Convert absorbed-dose rates, expressed as energy deposited per mass per time. Convert Rads per hour (rad/h) to Rads per second (rad/s). Find the formula, worked examples, unit definitions, and practical guidance below.
Reverse: Rads per second to Rads per hour →
How to convert rads per hour to rads per second
Radiation here means absorbed-dose rate in Gy/s. It is not radioactivity, exposure, or equivalent-dose rate. Sieverts per time require radiation weighting and cannot be equated to grays per time.
Use x for the value in rad/h, b for the intermediate value in Gy/s, and y for the result in rad/s.
rad/s = rad/h × 0.000002777777777777778 ÷ 0.01
Worked examples
10 rad/h ≈ 0.00277777777778 rad/s
Step 1: (10 × 0.00000277777777778) ≈ 0.0000277777777778 Gy/s.
Step 2: 0.0000277777777778 ÷ 0.01 ≈ 0.00277777777778 rad/s.20 rad/h ≈ 0.00555555555556 rad/s
Step 1: (20 × 0.00000277777777778) ≈ 0.0000555555555556 Gy/s.
Step 2: 0.0000555555555556 ÷ 0.01 ≈ 0.00555555555556 rad/s.
Results are rounded to 12 significant digits. Converting units does not increase the precision of the original measurement. Very large or small values outside JavaScript’s finite numeric range are rejected.
About Rads per hour
Rads per hour (rad/h) measures radiation under the conventions above. The base value in Gy/s is (x × 0.00000277777777778), where x is the numerical value in rad/h. Factors shown here are rounded for display; calculations use the stored factor.
About Rads per second
Rads per second (rad/s) measures radiation under the conventions above. The base value in Gy/s is (x × 0.01), where x is the numerical value in rad/s. Factors shown here are rounded for display; calculations use the stored factor.
Definitions and sources
Carry the same physical assumptions into subsequent physics calculations.
Rads per hour to rads per second reference table
| Rads per hour (rad/h) | Rads per second (rad/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.000277777777778 |
| 5 | 0.00138888888889 |
| 10 | 0.00277777777778 |
| 25 | 0.00694444444444 |
| 50 | 0.0138888888889 |
| 100 | 0.0277777777778 |
| 1000 | 0.277777777778 |
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