ORION
Observing Radiation In Our North
What is Radiation?
The transmission of energy in the form of light, heat, etc. from a body (i.e. atom) as it undergoes internal changes.
There are two types of radiation
- ionizing radiation- High energy particles or waves that have enough energy needed to kick off a charged particle from an atom.
- non-ionizing radiation - Lower energy particles or waves with insufficient energy that is needed to kick off a charged particle from an atom.
Figure depicting the molecular processes that occur under the different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Last Revised: May
17, 2003