Synchrotron radiation Essays

  • X-ray Absorption and X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy

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    X-ray probe production by a synchrotron light source. To optimize the properties of nano-material and atomic level needs an elemental probe with resolution of <1nm. The nano scale probe helpful to provide the reproducible control over defects. The production of x-rays by relativistic electrons in accelerators is about 60 years old. The accelerator facilities used as synchrotron radiation sources have advanced significantly over the years, growing in utility to become a premier research tool for

  • Nuclear Power

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    certain precautions are taken. Radiation Properties In order to understand the risks associated with nuclear energy, it is necessary to understand the properties of radiation and their effects. The term radiation refers to a wide range of things. Ionizing radiation is the kind that can and does cause damage. Ionizing radiation creates ions when it strikes something, which can then affect matter such as human tissue. The two main types of ionizing radiation are electromagnetic and particle.

  • Radiation in Cellular Phones

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    Radiation in Cellular Phones Introduction: The use of cellular phones is an ever-increasing necessity. With this growing usage comes the customer concern of the safety of the product. You see, cellular telephones are known to emit low levels of radiofrequency energy in the microwave range when in use. This is the same type of radiation found in household microwaves. Even more significant, the cellular telephones emit the same type of low level radiofrequency (RF) while in standby mode

  • Hiroshima

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    accurate in which ways they made the radiation affect people. First off, in "Hiroshima", which was a true story, not all the people died from the radiation, yes they got very ill from it. Such as fevers, vomiting, hair loss, white blood count going up and down, etc. But most of them died from all the wounds from the bomb. And the radiation didn't kill and poison all the things within the bomb as it did in "Z". "Hiroshima" had alot more telling about how the radiation effect the people physically than

  • Investigating Surfaces for Insulating Boiling Water in a Flask

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    I predict that the flask with the silvery surface will take longer to cool and overall there will be a smaller drop in temperature because the silver surface will reflect nearly all heat radiation back into the flask keeping the water warm whilst a dull black surface is a very good emitter of heat radiation so a lot of heat will be lost to the surroundings. Method ====== Apparatus --------- * Conical flasks ---------------- -One silver foil -One matt black * 2 Thermometers

  • Insulating Materials

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    involves investigating what kinds of materials are best at keeping water in a copper beaker warm. A material that prevents this heat loss is called an insulator. Insulators have to prevent three types of heat loss: · Conduction · Convection · Radiation Conduction - This is where heat energy passes through the walls of the copper beaker by making the particles of the beaker vibrate which makes the particles next to them vibrate causing the heat to pass through the walls of the beaker to the

  • Tigriopus Californicus Essay

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    californicus is found from Alaska to Baja in small, shallow tidepools and tidal flats in the upper spray zone where they cannot avoid the full effect of visible and ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Individuals assemble in areas of lower radiation at midday, yet have no preference to the intensity of light at dawn and dusk (Hartline and Macmillan 1995). These tiny arthropods inhabit all types of marine sediments from sand to fine mud and ooze. Along with plankton,

  • Skin Cancer in Australia

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    Exposure to ultraviolet radiation emitted by the sun in the UVA and UVB wavelengths is the primary cause. Australia has been a world leader in efforts to protect the ozone layer, the main line of defense against ultraviolet radiation emitted by the sun. Ultraviolet radiation induces the formation of thymine dimers that cause mutation of skin cells if not repaired before DNA replication. Mutations of tumor suppressor genes can lead to uncontrolled cell growth. Ultraviolet radiation also causes immunosuppresion

  • Investigating Factors that Affect Heat Loss

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    into the surrounding air and surface, where as the silver cup will reflect the heat back into the cup therefore keeping the water hotter for longer. SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE Basically it is due to three factors CONDUCTION, CONVECTION and RADIATION. 1. CONVECTION - the hot water in both cups will have convection current in them. The hot water will rise and sink as the water begins to cool. This means the heat energy is being passed on to the metal cup over most of its inner surface.

  • Quantum vs. Classical Mechanics

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    around the 19th century. Difficulties with the Classical mechanics theory came right around the 19th century. First was the Ultraviolet Catastrophe. Experimental data when testing blackbody radiation was found to be inconsistent with Classical mechanics. The data showed that as the wavelength of the incoming radiation approaches zero, the amount of energy being radiated also approaches zero, whereas Classical mechanics says the emitted energy is infinite. The second difficulty with the theory was its

  • Theory of Orgone Energy

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    "bioelectric energy." Later, while attempting to research the origin of life, Reich discovered what he termed bions. These globules of energy seemed to give off a certain radiation, such that when objects were left near the cultures containing bions, those objects became highly charged. Reich later observed that this radiation was the same energy he had observed in his skin conductance experiments, and that indeed, this energy surrounded all living things and was free in the atmosphere. He renamed

  • The Effect of Insulation on the Rate of Cooling

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    lost due to conduction. The material has to trap the air to get the best result. This is to avoid warm air escaping and taking the energy with it. Energy can be transferred in four main ways when you heat something: by conduction, convection, radiation and evaporation. In conduction the particles are joined together by bonds, when the material is heated the particles vibrate really fast, they have kinetic energy. A fairly still part in a cold part of the material can pick up vibration from

  • Atmospheric Circulation And More

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    smaller controlling factors. The global energy balance is an equal balance of short-wave radiation coming into the atmosphere and long-wave radiation going out of the atmosphere. This is called thermal equilibrium. The earth is at thermal equilibrium; however, there can have a surplus or deficit of energy in parts of the heat budget. If you have a net radiation surplus warm air will rise, and a net radiation deficit will make the air cool an fall. Air gets heated at the equator because of the

  • The Ozone Layer and Climate Change

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    ground level is a health hazard. High concentrations of ozone at ground level are dangerous to breathe and can damage the lungs. Ozone in the upper atmosphere, however, is vital to life. The ozone layer prevents most ultraviolet and other high-energy radiation from penetrating to the earth's surface but does allow through sufficient ultraviolet rays to ... ... middle of paper ... ... on this planet possible. Works Cited Lunsford, Andrea A., Ruszkiewicz, John J. The Presence of Others - Third

  • Telescope

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    Telescope Light and other kinds of electromagnetic radiation coming from the universe outside the Earth must travel enormous distances through space and time to reach observers. Only the brightest and nearest stars can be seen with the unaided eye. To see farther and to clarify and measure what is seen, a telescope is needed. The word telescope is derived from the Greek words tele, "from afar," and skopos, "viewer." Even a simple homemade telescope can clearly show Saturn's rings, Jupiter's bands

  • Chernobyl

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    the world. Although during World War II people encountered radiation sickness and death, that was sadly intended. The explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear powerstation was undoubtedly the worlds largest nuclear accident. That was the difference. It was accidental, and although innocent people were killed or made sick in the past from radiation, this would prove to be the most disastrous of any incident (other that war) involving radiation. First of all, I should tell you exactly where Chernobyl

  • The Discovery of X-Rays

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    distances. So he deduced that another form of radiation emitted from the cathode tube was causinq the luminescence. Roentgen called this new unknown radiation X-rays. X being the mathematical symbol for a unknown. Roentgen knew in order to gain credit for his discovery he had to publish his findings before anyone else did. He spent the next seven weeks alone in his laboratory thoroughly examining the specific nature of this new and very powerful radiation. He worked diligently in these seven weeks

  • What I’ve learned in EGEE

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    superficial knowledge about such things energy, heat, and radiation. For example, I thought that energy was simply the ability to work. However I learned that it is the capacity to do work (Kraushaar and Ristinen 8), generating heat, and emitting radiation (lecture 1/9/02). I also learned that the formula for energy is work = force x distance (1/9/02). Heat, we learned, is the ability to change the temperature or phase of a substance; radiation is energy emitted in the form of waves traveling at the

  • Health and Safety in a Computer Room

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    flickering screen or in bad light of glare. 3. Stress- this occurs when you are too concentrated on something. It is the feeling of anxiety fear, anger, frustration and depression. 4. ELF radiation- Elf stands for extremely low frequency. Electro-magnetic fields cause this. VDU screens give out radiation at the back and sides. Pregnant women are at most at risk. 5. Lose wires- are a hazard as anyone may trip over the wires and fall over Ways to combat the mentioned problems 1. RSI-

  • Argumentative Essay On Radiation Therapy

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    but with Radiation Therapists, can be looked at from a different perspective not only from the patient but also for their family. Sometimes radiation therapy, also known as radiation oncology, can be used as the cure for certain types of cancer but in some cases one form of cancer can be cured but can also cause many other problems to the patient. Radiation therapy is a form of high energy radiation that is used to shrink tumors in a patient’s body. There are two major types of radiation therapy,