I think you mean Gamma RAYS- yes, they are most definitely a form of radiation, and potentially a very dangerous one. They are the principle form of radioactive poisoning given off by nuclear explosions and meltdowns, and very thick layers of concrete or lead are needed to stop them. They cause poisoning by knocking DNA out of order in chromosomes, resulting in gaps in chromosomal structure, or defects when the chromosome tries to repair itself and gets the order of it's genetic structure wrong. This results in DNA particles being misplaced or put in the wrong order, which chronically disables the organism that they are a part of and causes them to become sick and die, be they animal or plant life.
Gamma radiation is the most energetic photons of Electro-Magnetic-Radiation that I have ever heard described; it is subseded by The X-Ray bands of EM Radiation.
A wave (it's radiation, therefore it cannot be a particle).
No, they do not cause heating in materials, not like microwaves for example.
Gamma rays will ionize most substances. In particular, they ionize molecules in living objects, making gamma rays EXTREMELY dangerous to life.
Yes
Everything, including the human body, emits heat waves. Not everything emits radiation though.
Radiation refers to the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves. The standard unit of radiation related to biologic hazard is Sievert and is denoted by Sv.
maybe
Electromagnetic (EM) waves are "arranged" according to the source of the EM radiation. The source determines orientation of the wave. Electromagnetic waves are actually composed of two waves, each of which is perpendicular to the other one. One is the electric component, and the other is the magnetic component. Depending on the source, the wave will have an "arrangement" or orientation called polarity. Let's take a quick look.Picture a sine wave. It's moving across in front of you from left to right. It is "straight up and down" and you can see it in "profile" as it passes. Now picture another wave moving with that first one. It is lying flat, and you can't see it because you're directly to the side. You have to stand on tip toe to "look down" on that second sine wave just a bit to see it. The two waves have the same starting, midpoint and endpoint on every cycle. They are sharing the same path, but travel perpendicular to each other. This sets up a given polarity for this wave. What happens if you "roll" the wave toward you by 90o?In this second instance, you'd have a wave that was polarized 90o from what the first one was. They are "arranged" at 90o to each other. Polarity is an important concept, and these ideas are what it is based on.A link to the Wikipedia article on electromagnetic radiation and its properties is provided. It has a drawing that will help solidify the concepts.Hi
hi ***************** At least UVC, which is 100-280 nm in wavelength. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet#Subtypes
radiation
Gamma radiation is a type of nuclear radiation made of high energy waves.
Gamma Radiation
gamma rays :D
No, they are unrelated. Alpha and beta radiation are particle streams, not waves. And gamma rays are electromagnetic waves.
Gamma ray
"Gamma" is the name given to the electromagnetic radiation with the highest frequency (shortest wavelength, highest energy).
Everything from long radio waves up to gamma radiation
yes as they travel from one molecule to another.
No. By radiation waves I suppose you mean gamma rays. These are very penetrating and would not be affected by any other waves in the vicinity.
Sure, electromagnetic waves are transverse waves.
Sound waves