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*”ionising radiation” in ‘british english’*
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(“ionizing” is ‘radiation’ that carries enough ‘energy’ to free ‘electrons’ from ‘atoms’ or ‘molecules’, thereby ‘ionizing’ them)
(“ionizing radiation” is made up of ‘energetic subatomic particles’, ‘ions’ or ‘atoms’ moving at high speeds (usually greater than 1% of the ‘speed of light’), and ‘electromagnetic waves’ on the ‘high-energy end’ of the ‘electromagnetic spectrum’)
(‘gamma rays’, ‘X-rays’, and the higher ‘ultraviolet part’ of the ‘electromagnetic spectrum’ are ‘ionizing’, whereas the lower ‘ultraviolet part’ of the ‘electromagnetic spectrum’, and also the lower part of the ‘spectrum’ below ‘UV’, including ‘visible light’ (including nearly all types of laser light), infrared, microwaves, and radio waves are all “considered non-ionizing radiation”)
(the boundary between ‘ionizing’ and ‘non-ionizing’ electromagnetic radiation that occurs in the ‘ultraviolet’ is not sharply defined, since different ‘molecules’ and ‘atoms’ ionize at different ‘energies’)
(‘conventional definition’ places the boundary at a ‘photon energy’ between 10 eV and 33 eV in the ‘ultraviolet’ (see ‘definition boundary section’))
(typical ‘ionizing subatomic particles’ from ‘radioactivity’ include ‘alpha particles’, ‘beta particles’, and ‘neutrons’)
(almost all products of ‘radioactive decay’ are ‘ionizing’ because the ‘energy’ of ‘radioactive decay’ is typically far higher than that required to ‘ionize’)
(other ‘subatomic ionizing particles’ which occur naturally are ‘muons’, ‘mesons’, ‘positrons’, ‘neutrons’ and other ‘particles’ that constitute the ‘secondary cosmic rays’ that are produced after ‘primary cosmic rays interact’ with earth’s ‘atmosphere’)
(‘cosmic rays’ may also produce ‘radioisotopes’ on ‘earth’ (for example, ‘carbon-14’), which in turn ‘decay’ and produce ‘ionizing radiation’)
(‘cosmic rays’ and the ‘decay’ of ‘radioactive isotopes’ are the primary sources of ‘natural ionizing radiation’ on ‘earth’ referred to as ‘background radiation’)
(in ‘space’, ‘natural thermal radiation emissions’ from ‘matter’ at extremely high temperatures (e.g. ‘plasma discharge’ or the ‘corona’ of the ‘sun’) may be ‘ionizing’)
(‘ionizing radiation’ may be produced naturally by the ‘acceleration’ of ‘charged particles’ by ‘natural electromagnetic fields’ (e.g. ‘lightning’), although this is rare on ‘earth’)
(‘natural supernova explosions’ in ‘space’ produce a great deal of ‘ionizing radiation’ near the ‘explosion’, which can be seen by its effects in the ‘glowing nebulae’ associated with them)
(‘ionizing radiation’ can also be generated artificially using ‘X-ray tubes’, ‘particle accelerators’, and any of the various methods that produce ‘radioisotopes’ artificially)
(‘ionizing radiation’ is ‘invisible’ and not directly detectable by ‘human senses’, so ‘radiation detection instruments’ such as ‘geiger counters’ are required)
(however, ‘ionizing radiation’ may lead to ‘secondary emission’ of ‘visible light’ upon interaction with ‘matter’, such as in ‘cherenkov radiation’ and ‘radioluminescence’)
(‘ionizing radiation’ is applied constructively in a wide variety of fields such as ‘medicine’, ‘research’, ‘manufacturing’, ‘construction’, and many other areas, but presents a ‘health hazard’ if proper measures against ‘undesired exposure’ aren’t followed)
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(exposure to ‘ionizing radiation’ causes ‘damage’ to ‘living tissue’, and can result in…)
‘mutation’
‘radiation sickness’
‘cancer’
‘death’
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