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phenomena > natural phenomena > radiation > electromagnetic radiation > gamma radiation

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Created: 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z

Notation: 3186

gamma radiation  

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  • Information The electromagnetic radiation emitted in the process of nuclear transition or particle annihilation. Highly-energetic, short-wave electromagnetic radiation emitted from the nucleus of an atom. Gamma radiation energies usually range between 0.01 and 10 MeV.

    Created: 1/31/25

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