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electromagnetic spectrum
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spectrum /spec·trum/ (spek´trum) pl. spec´tra   [L.]
1. a charted band of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation obtained by refraction or diffraction.
2. by extension, a measurable range of activity, as the range of bacteria affected by an antibiotic (antibacterial s.) or the complete range of manifestations of a disease.

absorption spectrum  that afforded by light which has passed through various gaseous media, each gas absorbing those rays of which its own spectrum is composed.
broad-spectrum  effective against a wide range of microorganisms; said of an antibiotic.
electromagnetic spectrum  the range of electromagnetic energy from cosmic rays to electric waves, including gamma, x- and ultraviolet rays, visible light, infrared waves, and radio waves.
fortification spectrum  a form of migraine aura characterized by scintillating or zigzag bands of colored light forming the edge of an area of teichopsia.
visible spectrum  that portion of the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic vibrations (from 770 to 390 nm) which is capable of stimulating specialized sense organs and is perceptible as light.

electromagnetic spectrum,
the range of frequencies and wavelengths associated with radiant energy.

electromagnetic spectrum (·lekˈ·trō·mag·neˑ·tik spekˑ·trm),
n the entire range of electromagnetic radiation that extends from the longest (radio waves) to the shortest (gamma radiation) wavelengths.


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There's an eerie, miraculous element to some views, and while the clear explanations shed light on complex phenomena, the author candidly admits that many aspects of the EM spectrum are mysteries yet to be solved by science.
Surrounding the source assembly is a clean, sodium iodide (NaI) crystal, called a scintillation detector because it gives of flashes of light (scintillates) when struck by the backscattered photons, Thus, the crystal converts photons in the gamma region of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum into photons in the light (visible) region on the EM spectrum.
 
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