ESO Astronomical Glossary - X

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X-ray
X-rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation (between ultraviolet radiation and gamma rays in wavelength. X-rays can only be detected from space as they are absorbed in the Earth's atmosphere. They have wavelengths ranging from 20 down to 0.01 nm


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