Gamma Rays:
Wavelength Range: from 0.0001 to 1Angstroms.
Production: Nuclear origin. Emitted on disintegration of nuclei of atoms.
Properties: Highly penetrating and uncharged. Exhibits fluoroscence, Phosphoroscence, ionization and chemical reaction on photographic plates.
Application: Gives information about structure of nuclei.
X-Rays:
Wavelength Range: from 1 to 100 Angstroms.
Production: by striking high speed electrons on heavy target.
Properties: All properties of gamma rays holds good for these rays also, but less penetrating.
Application: helpful in medical diagnosis, study of crystal structure.
Ultraviolet Rays:
Wavelength Range: from 100 to 4000 Angstroms.
Production: by sun, arc, spark and ionized gases.
Properties: All properties of X-rays but less penetrating. They produce photoelectric effect.
Application: used in medical applications. Detection of finger prints, forged documents.
Visible Region:
Wavelength Range: from 4000 to 7800 Angstroms.
Production: radiated from ionized gases and incandescent bodies.
Properties: ehibit reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, polarization, photoelectric effect.
Application: used in LASER technology.
Infrared radiation:
Wavelength Range: from 7800 to 0.001 meter.
Production: by hot bodies.
Properties: heating effect on thermopiles and bolometer. Exhibit refelction, refraction, and photographic emulsion.
Application: used in industry, astronomy & medicine etc.
Hertzian waves:
Wavelength Range: from 0.001 to 1 meter.
Production: by spark discharge, by electronic devices such as Klystron & magnetron.
Properties: reflection, refraction & diffraction. Produces spark in gaps of receiving circuits.
Application: used in radar and Masers and also to reveal finer details of atomic and molecular structure.
Radio waves:
Wavelength Range: from 1 to 10000 meter.
Production: oscillating circuits and electronic devices.
Properties: reflection, refraction & diffraction.
Application: used in television and radio broadcast system.
Wavelength Range: from 0.0001 to 1Angstroms.
Production: Nuclear origin. Emitted on disintegration of nuclei of atoms.
Properties: Highly penetrating and uncharged. Exhibits fluoroscence, Phosphoroscence, ionization and chemical reaction on photographic plates.
Application: Gives information about structure of nuclei.
X-Rays:
Wavelength Range: from 1 to 100 Angstroms.
Production: by striking high speed electrons on heavy target.
Properties: All properties of gamma rays holds good for these rays also, but less penetrating.
Application: helpful in medical diagnosis, study of crystal structure.
Ultraviolet Rays:
Wavelength Range: from 100 to 4000 Angstroms.
Production: by sun, arc, spark and ionized gases.
Properties: All properties of X-rays but less penetrating. They produce photoelectric effect.
Application: used in medical applications. Detection of finger prints, forged documents.
Visible Region:
Wavelength Range: from 4000 to 7800 Angstroms.
Production: radiated from ionized gases and incandescent bodies.
Properties: ehibit reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, polarization, photoelectric effect.
Application: used in LASER technology.
Infrared radiation:
Wavelength Range: from 7800 to 0.001 meter.
Production: by hot bodies.
Properties: heating effect on thermopiles and bolometer. Exhibit refelction, refraction, and photographic emulsion.
Application: used in industry, astronomy & medicine etc.
Hertzian waves:
Wavelength Range: from 0.001 to 1 meter.
Production: by spark discharge, by electronic devices such as Klystron & magnetron.
Properties: reflection, refraction & diffraction. Produces spark in gaps of receiving circuits.
Application: used in radar and Masers and also to reveal finer details of atomic and molecular structure.
Radio waves:
Wavelength Range: from 1 to 10000 meter.
Production: oscillating circuits and electronic devices.
Properties: reflection, refraction & diffraction.
Application: used in television and radio broadcast system.
