electromagnetic radiation
noun
: energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
also
: a series of electromagnetic waves
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Both solar flares, which are sudden eruptions of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun, and coronal mass ejections, which are expulsions of a large amount of matter and magnetic fields from the Sun, can produce energetic particles.
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Lulu Zhao, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024
Instead a bomb releases all its power as electromagnetic radiation, including gamma rays and x-rays.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 13 June 2024
Explosive bursts of radiation known as solar flares and coronal mass ejections (eruptions of solar material) drive the geometric storms, releasing solar particles and electromagnetic radiation toward our planet.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
The study used a new technology, an imaging spectrometer, which measures electromagnetic radiation to detect and measure processes in the Earth’s atmosphere, to collect data on methane emissions from 20% of the country’s largest landfills.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 22 May 2024
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Lulu Zhao, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024
Instead a bomb releases all its power as electromagnetic radiation, including gamma rays and x-rays.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 13 June 2024
Explosive bursts of radiation known as solar flares and coronal mass ejections (eruptions of solar material) drive the geometric storms, releasing solar particles and electromagnetic radiation toward our planet.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
The study used a new technology, an imaging spectrometer, which measures electromagnetic radiation to detect and measure processes in the Earth’s atmosphere, to collect data on methane emissions from 20% of the country’s largest landfills.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 22 May 2024
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“Electromagnetic radiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electromagnetic%20radiation. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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