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x-rays

Penetrating electromagnetic radiation (photon) having a wavelength that is much shorter than that of visible light. They can be produced by excitation of the electrons around certain nuclei (characteristic x-rays) or by the interaction of high speed electrons with the electric fields around nuclei.

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