Gamma Rays
Gamma rays
Gamma rays are high-energy electromagnetic waves emitted from a nucleus as it changes from an excited state to a ground state. Gamma rays have the smallest ray length, but gamma rays have the most energy. This is the sign for gamma. Gamma rays have also been known to kill living cells which are good for dealing with cancerous cells.Gamma rays are considered a type of radiotherapy. Cells can heal faster when damaged by gamma rays. If the dosage isn’t correct then it can be dangerous. They also kill harmful bacteria.They are used to kill microbes and sterilize foods. This allows them to stay fresh for longer periods of time. Gamma rays are produced by supernova explosions, the destruction of atoms, or the decay of radioactive material in space. Gamma-ray bursts can release more energy in ten seconds than the sun will emit in its entire ten-billion-year lifetimes. French scientist Henri Becquerel found gamma rays. After studying Uranium he says that it emitted gamma radiation. Gamma rays are used by engineers, due to better penetration, to detect cracks in pipes and aircraft. They are also important in the creation of atomic bombs. To stop gamma rays you will need concrete to stop it. An example of gamma rays is Bruce Banner or the hulk.
It is unclear how he survived the experiment because gamma rays would have killed him due to radiation sickness. His body swells with muscles that he didn't have before. Gamma rays can be so powerful that they can actually create matter.
How did the French scientist Henri Becquerel come to the conclusion that Uranium emitted gamma rays? Was it something about the structure, or the way it reacts in nature?
ReplyDeleteI see your intrest in how gamma rays were created. https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/benchmarks-henri-becquerel-discovers-radioactivity-february-26-1896.
DeleteThis link i found is a great source to finding out more about it. I would type it here but it is pretty long.
Could you explain how it is that a damage cell heals faster through gamma rays? Like you mentioned in the post, I thought they were used medically entirely for the purpose of killing cells (to get rid of cancer.)
ReplyDeleteI see the confusion that i have caused. Faster wasn't the correct term to use but i should have said that the healthy cells can repair themselves unlike the cancer cells. I am sorry for the confusion. The process is called radiotherapy.
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