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Hyperphysics - Intensity of Radiation
Page talking about intensity of radiation in roentgens and use with X -ray machines.
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What is Hawking radiation?
A description of Hawking radiation, which, theoretically, causes black holes to shrink.
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Cosmic Background Radiation
A uniform background radiation in the microwave region of the spectrum is observed in all directions in the sky. It shows the wavelength dependence of a "black body" radiator at about 3 Kelvins ...
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Cherenkov Radiation
A basic explanation of Cherenkov Radiation from Encyclopedia Britannica.
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How Nuclear Radiation Works
A brief description of how Nuclear Radiation works from HowStuffWorks.com. Covering atomic structure, particles, radioactive decay, applications, naturally occurring isotopes.
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Planck's Hypothesis
In order to explain the frequency distribution of radiation from a hot cavity (blackbody radiation) Planck proposed the ad hoc assumption that the radiant energy could exist only in discrete quanta ...
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Planck Radiation Formula
The Planck radiation formula is an example of the distribution of energy according to Bose-Einstein statistics.
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Hyperphysics - Absorbed Dose of Radiation
Definition and units of absorbed dose and the biological effectiveness of radiation.
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COBE Satellite
NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer satellite was launched to explore the cosmic microwave background radiation. It has discovered fluctuations in that radiation which are important to big bang ...
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