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- amount of 241Am as a source of ionizing radiation. In addition, this isotope ... of 241Am as a source of ionizing radiation. 241Am has been used as ...9 KB (1,328 words) - 06:50, 25 July 2023
- At least some of the heating comes from the sunlight, i.e. solar radiation ... As solar radiation warms the air near the ground, this air rises, ...9 KB (1,397 words) - 19:14, 28 November 2021
- it is used in controlled doses for radiation therapy for certain types ... and stored with extreme care. Exposure to radiation from this element can lead ...13 KB (1,820 words) - 22:47, 7 December 2022
- ** Radiation treatment of foods for sterilization (cold pasteurization). ... which means that the edge of the radiation field is fuzzy. The metal ...13 KB (1,769 words) - 22:14, 7 January 2024
- particles. He also investigated the radiation emissions of radioactive ... rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by ...14 KB (2,057 words) - 05:21, 24 November 2022
- material by selective exposure to a radiation source such as light. A photosensitive material is a material that experiences a change in its ...14 KB (2,096 words) - 10:39, 10 March 2023
- Planets also lose energy by infrared radiation (that Fourier called "chaleur ... Fourier recognized that Earth primarily gets energy from solar radiation ...13 KB (2,004 words) - 00:38, 11 August 2022
- to the different forms of electromagnetic radiation, from radio waves at the ... that hot objects emit electromagnetic radiation in discrete packets, which ...14 KB (1,902 words) - 15:57, 13 February 2024
- 151°C (303°F), one thousand times more radiation than any other animal ... *Radiation. As shown by Raul M. May from the University of Paris, ...13 KB (1,883 words) - 04:32, 27 February 2023
- but produces a large amount of neutron radiation from spontaneous fission ... Curium bio-accumulates in bone tissue where its radiation destroys ...10 KB (1,354 words) - 06:46, 12 January 2024
- overseen by the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Argonne National ... H. Higgins, Glenn T. Seaborg (from the Radiation Laboratory and Department ...7 KB (998 words) - 17:26, 26 March 2024
- Radioactive decay is the process by which an excited, unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation in the form of particles or ...30 KB (4,559 words) - 22:46, 7 December 2022
- particles (later named the Van Allen radiation belt), trapped by the earth’s ... to test a theory about the formation of radiation belts that may have tactical ...23 KB (3,695 words) - 05:21, 5 November 2022
- plasma, as well as electromagnetic radiation. Hypothetically, it also ... becomes insignificant when compared to radiation pressure from the sun and ...19 KB (2,762 words) - 05:59, 18 November 2022
- neutron star, which emits pulses of radiation from gamma rays to radio ... The Crab Nebula acts as a source of radiation for studying celestial ...23 KB (3,450 words) - 06:15, 11 January 2024
- subjecting berkelium to intense neutron radiation in a nuclear reactor. ... and brain cancers, in cases where other radiation therapy is ineffective. ...11 KB (1,466 words) - 18:27, 25 November 2023
- nuclear reactors and as a shield against radiation from radioactive materials. ... in nuclear reactors, as a shield against radiation and in neutron detection. ...16 KB (2,239 words) - 19:45, 20 November 2023
- The ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet solar radiation that could damage living ... ozone layer that absorbs ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun—radiation ...24 KB (3,540 words) - 17:34, 12 February 2024
- are radioactive. As a source of beta radiation, it is used in thickness ... * Beta radiation source for thickness gauges. * Light source for signals ...11 KB (1,429 words) - 23:55, 1 December 2022
- #039;s climate, based on the amount of radiation they reflect and absorb ... so that the intensity of the solar radiation decreases with depth into ...17 KB (2,628 words) - 22:12, 7 January 2024
