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What Is Ionizing Radiation?

Some types of radiation are detectable by our senses. We see visible light, feel ultraviolet radiation after it burns our bodies, and feel the warmth of infrared radiation. Ionizing radiation is not ...

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http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~rer/rerhtml/rer_11.html

Ionizing Radiation and Health

Radiation can interact with surrounding matter to produce positively and negatively charged particles (a type of electricity). This process is called ionization, hence the term ionizing radiation.

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http://www.arpansa.gov.au/radiationprotection/factsheets/is_rad.cfm

What is Synchrotron Radiation?

Synchrotron radiation is emitted from an electron traveling at almost the speed of light when its path is bent by a magnetic field. As it was first observed in a synchrotron in 1947, it was named ...

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http://www.spring8.or.jp/en/users/new_user/sr/

Radiation: Ionizing Radiation

If an electron is lost (due to being struck by an energetic particle) the resulting atom/molecule is called an ion and its properties are greatly changed. The particles that can cause this type of ...

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http://www.nsbri.org/Radiation/IonizingRadiation.html

Blackbody Radiation

Blackbody radiation refers to an object or system which absorbs all radiation incident upon it and re-radiates energy which is characteristic of this radiating system.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mod6.html#c1

Hyperphysics - Radiation Risk

Units of radiation, description of risk of radiation, comparing old and new units with good links to other relevant parts of the site.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nuclear/radrisk.html#c1

Synchrotron Radiation

When moving charges spiral in a magnetic field, they produce radiation as a result of their accelerations which is called synchrotron radiation. The phenomenon is named after the General Electric ...

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/astro/crab.html#c1