Science glossary film: Gamma ray

Gamma ray

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High-energy electromagnetic radiation, with extremely short wavelengths, often smaller than an atom.

High-energy electromagnetic radiation with extremely short wavelengths, often smaller than an atom. Such high-energy radiation is produced in radioactive decay and subatomic particle interactions, or in particle accelerators, and is also found in cosmic rays.

Such high-energy radiation is produced in radioactive decay and subatomic particle interactions, or in particle accelerators, and is also found in cosmic rays.

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