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  2. X unit - Wikipedia

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    The x unit (symbol xu) is a unit of length approximately equal to 0.1 pm (10 −13 m). [1] It is used to quote the wavelength of X-rays and gamma rays . Originally defined by the Swedish physicist Manne Siegbahn (1886–1978) in 1925, the x unit could not at that time be measured directly; the definition was instead made in terms of the spacing ...

  3. Electromagnetic spectrum - Wikipedia

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    Hard X-rays have shorter wavelengths than soft X-rays and as they can pass through many substances with little absorption, they can be used to 'see through' objects with 'thicknesses' less than that equivalent to a few meters of water. One notable use is diagnostic X-ray imaging in medicine (a process known as radiography). X-rays are useful as ...

  4. X-ray - Wikipedia

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    Natural color X-ray photogram of a wine scene. Note the edges of hollow cylinders as compared to the solid candle. William Coolidge explains medical imaging and X-rays.. An X-ray (also known in many languages as Röntgen radiation) is a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than those of ultraviolet rays and longer than those of gamma rays.

  5. M squared - Wikipedia

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    For a single mode TEM 00 (Gaussian) laser beam, M 2 is exactly one. Unlike the beam parameter product, M 2 is unitless and does not vary with wavelength. The M 2 value for a laser beam is widely used in the laser industry as a specification, and its method of measurement is regulated as an ISO standard. [2]

  6. X-ray reflectivity - Wikipedia

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    Here () is the reflectivity, = ⁡ /, is the X-ray wavelength (e.g. copper's K-alpha peak at 0.154056 nm), is the density deep within the material and is the angle of incidence. The Fresnel reflectivity, R F ( Q ) {\displaystyle R_{F}(Q)} , in the limit of small angles where polarization can be neglected, is given by:

  7. Bragg's law - Wikipedia

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    where m is the Bragg order (a positive integer), λ B the diffracted wavelength, Λ the fringe spacing of the grating, θ the angle between the incident beam and the normal (N) of the entrance surface and φ the angle between the normal and the grating vector (K G). Radiation that does not match Bragg's law will pass through the VBG undiffracted.

  8. Irradiance - Wikipedia

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    watt per square metre per hertz W⋅m −2 ⋅Hz −1: M⋅T −2: Radiant exitance of a surface per unit frequency or wavelength. The latter is commonly measured in W⋅m −2 ⋅nm −1. "Spectral emittance" is an old term for this quantity. This is sometimes also confusingly called "spectral intensity". M e,λ [nb 4] watt per square metre ...

  9. Mass attenuation coefficient - Wikipedia

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    The SI unit of mass attenuation coefficient is the square metre per kilogram (m 2 /kg). Other common units include cm 2 /g (the most common unit for X-ray mass attenuation coefficients) and L⋅g −1 ⋅cm −1 (sometimes used in solution chemistry). Mass extinction coefficient is an old term for this quantity. [1]