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    space and carry momentum and electromagnetic radiant energy. Classically, electromagnetic radiation consists of electromagnetic waves, which are synchronized...
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    absorption of electromagnetic radiation is how matter (typically electrons bound in atoms) takes up a photon's energy — and so transforms electromagnetic energy...
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    radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B). Dielectric heating from electromagnetic radiation can create a biological...
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    includes: electromagnetic radiation consists of photons, such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma radiation (γ)...
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    The electromagnetic spectrum is the full range of electromagnetic radiation, organized by frequency or wavelength. The spectrum is divided into separate...
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    Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation emitted by the thermal motion of particles in matter. Thermal radiation transmits as an electromagnetic wave...
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    Non-ionizing (or non-ionising) radiation refers to any type of electromagnetic radiation that does not carry enough energy per quantum (photon energy)...
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    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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    electromagnetic fields Electric field Electromagnetism Electromagnetic propagation Electromagnetic radiation Electromagnetic spectrum Electromagnetic...
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    Black-body radiation is the thermal electromagnetic radiation within, or surrounding, a body in thermodynamic equilibrium with its environment, emitted...
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    momentum between the object and the electromagnetic field. This includes the momentum of light or electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength that is absorbed...
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  • A nuclear electromagnetic pulse (nuclear EMP or NEMP) is a burst of electromagnetic radiation created by a nuclear explosion. The resulting rapidly varying...
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  • Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) is a claimed sensitivity to electromagnetic fields, to which negative symptoms are attributed. EHS has no scientific...
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  • Ionizing radiation (US, ionising radiation in the UK), including nuclear radiation, consists of subatomic particles or electromagnetic waves that have...
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  • An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also referred to as a transient electromagnetic disturbance (TED), is a brief burst of electromagnetic energy. The origin...
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    Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic radiation with the lowest frequencies and the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, typically with...
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    through which the cable runs (). Electromagnetic shielding that blocks radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation is also known as RF shielding. EMF...
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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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    Gamma ray (redirect from Gamma radiation)
    A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation (symbol γ ), is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic...
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    field are regions of the electromagnetic (EM) field around an object, such as a transmitting antenna, or the result of radiation scattering off an object...
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    and the Born approximation. Electromagnetic waves are one of the best known and most commonly encountered forms of radiation that undergo scattering. Scattering...
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    Cherenkov radiation (/tʃəˈrɛŋkɒf/) (also known as Čerenkov or Cerenkov radiation) is electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle (such as...
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    physics, electromagnetism is an interaction that occurs between particles with electric charge via electromagnetic fields. The electromagnetic force is...
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    Radio frequency radiation is usually measured in kilohertz (kHz), megahertz (MHz), or gigahertz (GHz). Light is electromagnetic radiation that is even higher...
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    centuries before light was understood to be an electromagnetic wave. However, the theory of electromagnetism, as it is currently understood, grew out of...
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    A solar flare is a relatively intense, localized emission of electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere. Flares occur in active regions and are...
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  • also known as Van Eck radiation, is a form of eavesdropping in which special equipment is used to pick up side-band electromagnetic emissions from electronic...
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    S.; Rowell, Robert L. (1970). "Electromagnetic Scattering: The Scattering of Light and Other Electromagnetic Radiation . Milton Kerker". Science. 167...
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  • The electromagnetic wave equation is a second-order partial differential equation that describes the propagation of electromagnetic waves through a medium...
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  • relative to the solid frame. Attenuation decreases the intensity of electromagnetic radiation due to absorption or scattering of photons. Attenuation does not...
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