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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So any sufficiently shortwave light—not just ultraviolet, but also even more cell-damaging x-rays and gamma rays—is sopped up by molecules in the air.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
As the film unfolds, Wilson finds out that Sterns, the movie's villain, has been the mastermind behind the entire plot and has been poisoning Ross with gamma rays via pills for years.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 28 May 2025
Solar flares are sudden bursts of electromagnetic radiation — a form of energy that includes radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays and visible light — from the sun's surface.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 22 May 2025
The gamma ray resembled what the team proposed the creation and distribution of heavy elements would look like in a giant magnetar flare.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
As the film unfolds, Wilson finds out that Sterns, the movie's villain, has been the mastermind behind the entire plot and has been poisoning Ross with gamma rays via pills for years.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 28 May 2025
Solar flares are sudden bursts of electromagnetic radiation — a form of energy that includes radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays and visible light — from the sun's surface.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 22 May 2025
The gamma ray resembled what the team proposed the creation and distribution of heavy elements would look like in a giant magnetar flare.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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“Gamma ray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamma%20ray. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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