Remote high-voltage sensor unveiled
Ever since the first human placed a bare hand on an uninsulated electric line, people have refrained from personally testing energetic materials. Even meters made of metal can melt at high voltages.
Ever since the first human placed a bare hand on an uninsulated electric line, people have refrained from personally testing energetic materials. Even meters made of metal can melt at high voltages.
General Physics
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Electromagnetic radiation is pervasive. It comes in many forms, including radio waves, microwaves and high-energy X-rays and gamma rays. But what, precisely, is it?
Optics & Photonics
Mar 8, 2018
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International group of researchers including scientists from Skoltech have invented a new method for the generation of intense X-ray and gamma-ray radiation based on nonlinear Compton scattering. Their results were published ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 14, 2019
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The 'Gamma Factory initiative'—an international team of scientists—is currently exploring a novel research tool: They propose to develop a source of high-intensity gamma rays using the existing accelerator facilities ...
General Physics
Jul 22, 2020
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The standard view of gamma-ray bursts as a signature for different types of dying stars might need a rewrite. Recent astronomical observations, supported by theoretical modeling, reveal a new observational fingerprint of ...
Astronomy
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