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gamma ray (encz) | gamma ray,záření gama n: [fyz.] web |
Gamma ray (gcide) | Gamma ray \Gam"ma ray\ n. (Physics)
A very penetrating electromagnetic ray not appreciably
deflected by a magnetic or electric field, emitted by
radioactive substances. Gamma rays are photons of
electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength shorter than
that of X-rays, (i. e. shorter than 0.1 nanometer) and are
correspondingly more penetrating than X-rays. In addition to
being given off in certain types of radioactive decay, they
may be found in cosmic radiation, though they are largely
absorbed by the earth's atmosphere. Gamma-ray detectors
orbited above the atmosphere have found bursts of gamma
radiation, in some cases associated with visually observed
supernova explosions, but in most cases from unidentified
sources.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] |
gamma ray (wn) | gamma ray
n 1: electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay
and having an extremely short wavelength [syn: {gamma
radiation}, gamma ray] |
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gamma rays (encz) | gamma rays,paprsky gama n: Zdeněk Brožgamma rays,záření gama n: Zdeněk Brož |
Gamma ray (gcide) | Gamma ray \Gam"ma ray\ n. (Physics)
A very penetrating electromagnetic ray not appreciably
deflected by a magnetic or electric field, emitted by
radioactive substances. Gamma rays are photons of
electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength shorter than
that of X-rays, (i. e. shorter than 0.1 nanometer) and are
correspondingly more penetrating than X-rays. In addition to
being given off in certain types of radioactive decay, they
may be found in cosmic radiation, though they are largely
absorbed by the earth's atmosphere. Gamma-ray detectors
orbited above the atmosphere have found bursts of gamma
radiation, in some cases associated with visually observed
supernova explosions, but in most cases from unidentified
sources.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] |
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