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Parent topics
- Ionizing radiation [r]: Subatomic particles or electromagnetic waves that are energetic enough to detach electrons from atoms or molecules, ionizing them. [e]
- Alpha particle [r]: helium nucleus; particle of charge 2e and mass 4 u. [e]
- Beta particle [r]: A high-energy electron or positron emitted, along with a neutrino, by the decay of an atomic nucleus; a form of ionizing radiation [e]
- Neutron [r]: An elementary particle of neutral charge, normally found in the nucleus of chemical elements, but having significant effects when in free flight; the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an element defines its identity as an isotope [e]
- X-ray [r]: An ionizing type of electromagnetic radiation whose absorption or diffraction often used for structural investigations of matter. [e]
- Gamma ray [r]: Penetrating, high-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei during nuclear decay. [e]
- Nuclear MASINT [r]: Add brief definition or description
Subtopics
Detectors
- Ionization detector [r]: A device whose filler changes conductivity, in a measurable way, when struck by ionizing radiation [e]
- Geiger-Mueller tube [r]: Ionization detectors built around a gas-filled metal tube, with a wire charged to approximately +1000 volts down the center of the tube [e]
- Excitation detector [r]: A device or material that emits some form of visible light when struck by ionizing radiation of certain types and energy levels [e]
- Thermoluminescent dosimeter [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Scintillating material [r]: A material that emits distinct bursts of light when struck by ionizing radiation of certain types and energies [e]
Instruments and techniques
- Gamma spectrometry [r]: Methods in nuclear chemistry and radiation analysis that measure the characteristics of quanta of gamma rays from a source; the analysis is not direct on the gammas, but typically on an effect caused by them, such as the rates and energy distribution of specific gamma quanta impacting on a scintillating material and producing light to be measured [e]
- Phosphor [r]: A material that produces visible light when impacted by ionizing radiation, electrons, or other energies outside the visible spectrum; the emission of light may be tailored to have long or short persistence in time [e]
Imaging devices that use radioactivity
- Anger camera [r]: A device used to form images from the bursts of light generated by collimated gamma rays striking a scintillating material, typically in nuclear medicine [e]
- Single photon emission computed tomography [r]: A nuclear medicine imaging technique that visualizes the metabolism, or lack thereof, of tissues into which a photon-emitting tracer has been absorbed [e]