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gamma ray, gamma rays
1. A type of emission from radioactive substances, consisting of electromagnetic radiation of great penetrating power and of wavelengths lying beyond the region of the shortest X-rays.
2. A high-energy photon, especially as emitted by a nucleus in a transition between two energy levels.
2. A high-energy photon, especially as emitted by a nucleus in a transition between two energy levels.
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cosmic gamma rays
Rays coming from pulsars, radio galaxies, and quasars, although it is believed that they cannot penetrate the earth's atmosphere.
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