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Gamma Rays

Gamma Rays. By Miles, Raj, and Tony. Statistics. Wavelength is between 10 and 1 pm (picometers) Frequency is between 30 and 300 EHz Most energetic wave on the electromagnetic spectrum. Discovery. Paul Villard 1900 French physicist who worked in Paris at the same time as Marie Curie

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Gamma Rays

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  1. Gamma Rays By Miles, Raj, and Tony

  2. Statistics • Wavelength is between 10 and 1 pm (picometers) • Frequency is between 30 and 300 EHz • Most energetic wave on the electromagnetic spectrum

  3. Discovery • Paul Villard • 1900 • French physicist who worked in Paris at the same time as Marie Curie • Used lead to stop Alpha and Beta rays, the other ray that penetrated was called Gamma

  4. Uses • Used to treat Cancer • Used in CT Scans • Used to change White Topaz to Blue Topaz • Used to screen ship containers entering U.S. ports

  5. Danger • Gamma Rays kill cells in living organisms • Overexposure can cause nausea, hair loss, hemorrhaging and eventually death

  6. Visibility • Humans and other organisms can’t see it because it is such a high frequency • This is because Gamma Rays are 10,000,000,000 more energetic than visible light waves

  7. Bibliography • Wikipedia. 13 May 2010. Web. 14 May 2010. <http://wikipedia.org>. • Wikipedia. "Electromagnetic Spectrum." Wikipedia.org. 13 May 2010. Web. 14 May 2010. • World Book. "Gamma Rays." The World Book Student Discovery Science Encyclopedia.Chicago: World Book, 2006. 46. Print.

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