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with one of several types of radiac: Geiger Counter, Scintillation Counter, Ionization Chamber, Electroscope, etc.

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When was the cosmic microwave background radiation first detected?

1965.


Background radiation detected in space is believed to be evidence that?

the big bang occured


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In the 1960s, microwave radiation was detected coming from space and no particular source, and this radiation was dubbed the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR).


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What type of radiation can not be seen but can be detected as heat?

Infrared radiation.


What type of radiation is best detected by a scintillation counter?

Ionizing radiation


How can the radiation be detected in CDMA mobiles?

get some sort of radiation detecter


Is there a difference between background radiation and background count rate?

There is a subtle difference. Background count rate is the measure of how strong the background radiation is.


What can one do to protect oneself from background radiation?

Background radiation come from black body radiation which is mostly infrared and microwave. Background radiation is not harmful at all. Fear from background radiation come from confusion of the word radiation where we mostly concern nuclear radiation, but light is also a form of radiation and we live within the bright day light on a normal basis.


What is the frequency of creation of the universe in the theory of continuous creation?

All the time. That is the meaning of continuous. However this theory was refuted when the 3K background radiation was detected, confirming the big bang.


Where do background ultraviolent radiation come form?

If you are referring to 3k background radiation, the Big Bang.


What caused the cosmic radiation background?

The big bang caused the background radiation.