What is the wavlength and frequecy of cosmic rays?

Answer 1

Cosmic rays are a bit of a misnomer since they are actually high energy particles like protons or alpha particles traveling at relativistic speeds (matter), not electromagnetic radiation (energy), so they don't have a canonical frequency range such as, for example, visible light, x-rays, gamma rays, and so forth.

Note however that quantum mechanics indicates a duality in matter where it can have wave-like properties including motion with wave characteristics similar in some ways to propagating electromagnetic energy (illustrated for example by particle interferometry); all matter can therein be said to "move in waves" although any wavelength associated with that motion is not completely described by classical (or at least, non quantum-mechanical) physics.

Answer 2

Cosmic rays aren't actually electromagnetic radiation like x-rays or gamma rays, they are actually high energy particles, and as such they would have no intrinsic wavelength or range of frequencies. (Confusingly, particles can be shown to have wave-like properties, but that's a different subject).

Also, wavelength is simply the inverse of frequency or, by the universal wave equation, velocity equals lambda [wavelength] times frequency.

Answer 3

Because cosmic rays are actually high energy particles like high speed protons, alpha particles, and other atomic nuclei, they don't really fall on the range of wavelengths often shown on the electromagnetic spectrum, and the question of an intrinsic wavelength like that of visible light, x-rays, or gamma rays, can be misleading.

Although the force carrier for electromagnetism (the photon) is massless unlike the particles of cosmic rays, the field of quantum mechanics introduces the notion that matter evidences a wave-particle duality and travels in "matter waves" whose total energy (including kinetic energy, the energy of its motion) is directly proportional to frequency (the inverse of wavelength); and hence, one safe answer might be that "it depends on the energy."

Answer 4

check the link under 'edit links' in the left column for details.

It is 10-16 m.

Answer 5

It ranges between,approximatley 0.00*10-10 and 0.01*10-10

Answer 6

that u can kill a grunt half way accross map with a cosmic ray(spartain laser) lol have fun with lots of kills =D

Answer 7

Scroll down to related links and look at "Cosmic wave - frequency and wavelength".

Answer 8

the distance calculated between the crests of two consecutive waves.

Answer 9

400nm to 800nm or maybe 450nm to 750nm.