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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From gamma rays to the vacuum of space, Conan’s resilience outshines nature’s toughest competitors.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Cosmic rays, gamma rays, and X-rays, all associated with the massive jets emerging from the black hole at the heart of this galaxy, threaten any life that may have emerged in J2345-0449.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the gamma rays were produced in events that gave rise to the radio outbursts of quasars.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2025
Each satellite was equipped with a detector designed to respond to gamma rays from a nuclear explosion.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Cosmic rays, gamma rays, and X-rays, all associated with the massive jets emerging from the black hole at the heart of this galaxy, threaten any life that may have emerged in J2345-0449.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the gamma rays were produced in events that gave rise to the radio outbursts of quasars.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2025
Each satellite was equipped with a detector designed to respond to gamma rays from a nuclear explosion.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Gamma ray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamma%20ray. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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