gamma ray
noun
: a photon emitted spontaneously by a radioactive substance
also
: a photon of higher energy than that of an X-ray
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Where do neutrinos come from? High-energy neutrinos arise from particle collisions occurring in violent events such as a black hole eating matter or bursts of gamma rays during the explosive deaths of stars.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Together, the two research groups pointed almost 20 different telescopes besides the Einstein Probe at the new incident, spanning optical, radio, gamma ray, ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelengths.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The highly energetic explosion was initially attributed to a burst of gamma rays emitted either by the collision of two neutron stars or from the death of a massive star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
The electron beam hits a tantalum target and produces gamma rays, which then irradiate thumb-size vials containing titanium deuteride or erbium deuteride.
—Bayarbadrakh Baramsai, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Feb. 2022
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Together, the two research groups pointed almost 20 different telescopes besides the Einstein Probe at the new incident, spanning optical, radio, gamma ray, ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelengths.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The highly energetic explosion was initially attributed to a burst of gamma rays emitted either by the collision of two neutron stars or from the death of a massive star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
The electron beam hits a tantalum target and produces gamma rays, which then irradiate thumb-size vials containing titanium deuteride or erbium deuteride.
—Bayarbadrakh Baramsai, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Feb. 2022
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“Gamma ray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamma%20ray. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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