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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4674. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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The most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation. Gamma rays have wavelengths shorter than 0.01 nanometers (10-11 m) and individual photon energies greater than about 105 electron volts (eV). Despite their high energies and penetrating power, gamma rays from cosmic sources are absorbed well above ground level by the atmosphere. Even the most energetic gamma rays so far detected, with waveleng...

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