whereby radiation may be "trapped" in a system as it is emitted by one atom and absorbed by another. Classically, one can think of radiation trapping as a...
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the surface, in which region radiation levels vary. The belts are in the inner region of Earth's magnetic field. They trap energetic electrons and protons...
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Ultraviolet (redirect from Ultra-violet radiation)
electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays. UV radiation is present in sunlight...
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transition and undesirable effects such as hyperfine structure trapping and radiation trapping. Therefore the orientation of the atom depends more generally...
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Laser cooling (redirect from Laser trapping)
trapping of neutral atoms Nobel Lecture by William D. Phillips, Dec 8, 1997: Phillips, William D. (1998). "Nobel Lecture: Laser cooling and trapping of...
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found that a greenhouse heats up mainly due to radiation trapping. This is analogous to radiation trapping in the atmosphere, leading to the term "greenhouse...
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Gamma ray (redirect from Gamma radiation)
between the cascade and anomalous radiative trapping. Thunderstorms can produce a brief pulse of gamma radiation called a terrestrial gamma-ray flash. These...
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Radiation pressure (also known as light pressure) is mechanical pressure exerted upon a surface due to the exchange of momentum between the object and...
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experiment was exposed to the space environment of micrometeorites, trapped radiation, and sputtering for 38 days of active life. The three cells and a...
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Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation emitted by the thermal motion of particles in matter. Thermal radiation transmits as an electromagnetic...
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X-ray (redirect from Roentgen radiation)
X-rays (X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. In many languages, it is referred to as Röntgen radiation, after the German...
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Black body (redirect from Plank radiation)
that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation, regardless of frequency or angle of incidence. The radiation emitted by a black body in thermal equilibrium...
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Radiation protection, also known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The protection of people...
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Synchrotron radiation (also known as magnetobremsstrahlung radiation) is the electromagnetic radiation emitted when relativistic charged particles are...
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Greenhouse effect (category Atmospheric radiation)
effective at trapping thermal radiation if the total atmospheric pressure is high (as on Venus), and less effective at trapping thermal radiation if the atmospheric...
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Prentiss M.; Cable A.; Chu S.; Pritchard D.E. (1987). "Trapping of neutral sodium atoms with radiation pressure". Physical Review Letters. 59 (23): 2631–2634...
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malfunction caused by high levels of ionizing radiation (particle radiation and high-energy electromagnetic radiation), especially for environments in outer...
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Optical tweezers (redirect from Optical trapping)
single atom in 2001, trapping of 2D arrays of atoms in 2002, trapping of strongly interacting entangled pairs in 2010, trapping precisely assembled 2-dimensional...
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which are cleaved upon radiation to form non-bridging oxygen hole centers (NBOHC) depicted as ≡Si-O. and E’ centers by trapping holes and electrons, respectively...
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Radioactive decay (redirect from Nuclear Radiation)
disintegration) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation. A material containing unstable nuclei is considered radioactive. Three...
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Neutron bomb (redirect from Enhanced radiation weapon)
as a type of enhanced radiation weapon (ERW), is a low-yield thermonuclear weapon designed to maximize lethal neutron radiation in the immediate vicinity...
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Thermoluminescent dosimeter (category Ionising radiation detectors)
ionizing radiation, it absorbs and traps some of the energy of the radiation in its crystal lattice. When heated, the crystal releases the trapped energy...
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Radiation damage is the effect of ionizing radiation on physical objects including non-living structural materials. It can be either detrimental or beneficial...
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Artificial radiation belts are radiation belts that have been created by high-altitude nuclear explosions. The table above only lists those high-altitude...
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Radiation is the tenth studio album by the British neo-prog band Marillion, released in 1998. Recorded at The Racket Club between November 1997 and June...
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Earth's energy budget (redirect from Radiation budget)
atmospheric composition can thus shift the overall radiation balance. For example, an increase in heat trapping by a growing concentration of greenhouse gases...
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Light (redirect from Visible radiation)
Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. Visible light spans the visible spectrum...
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Gorbach, Andrey V.; Skryabin, Dmitry V. (2007-11-05). "Theory of radiation trapping by the accelerating solitons in optical fibers". Physical Review A...
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Chernobyl disaster (category Radiation accidents and incidents)
causes mostly unrelated to radiation exposure. It is the only instance in commercial nuclear power history where radiation-related fatalities occurred...
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Cosmic ray (redirect from Cosmic radiation)
McGraw-Hill, New York, 1964. Martin Walt, Introduction to Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation, 1994. ISBN 0-521-43143-3 Taylor, M.; Molla, M. (2010). "Towards a...
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