Ultraviolet (15802 bytes)
1: :''Note: [[Ultraviolet (TV miniseries)|Ultraviolet]] is also the name of a 1998 [[United Kingdom|UK]...
3: ...–10 nm). When considering the effects of UV radiation on human health and the environment, the range of...
5: ...urine of some animals is much easier to spot with ultraviolet.
7: ...t light at 17.1 [[nanometer|nm]] by the [[Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope]] instrument aboard the [[Solar...
8: ...phere]]'s [[ozone layer]], 99% of the ultraviolet radiation that reaches the Earth's surface is UVA. (Some o...

Ultraviolet (TV miniseries) (2160 bytes)
1: '''''Ultraviolet''''' is a 1998 UK TV [[mini-series]] written and ...
3: A modern retelling of the [[vampire]] myth, ''Ultraviolet'' revolves around an unnamed paramilitary organis...
5: ...[allicin]]; instead of sunlight, lamps emitting [[ultraviolet]] light. The characters note that the traditional...
9: Only six episodes were ever shot of ''Ultraviolet'', but this was Ahearne's decision, despite the s...
11: ...etwork]] developed an ongoing series version of ''Ultraviolet'', starring [[Madchen Amick]] and [[Eric Thal]], ...

Ultraviolet divergence (1619 bytes)
1: In [[physics]], an '''ultraviolet divergence''' is a situation in which an [[integr...
3: The ultraviolet (UV) divergences are often unphysical effects tha...
5: The classic example of an ultraviolet divergence, and the scenario
7: amount of radiation emitted by a [[black body]] using [[classical mec...
10: ... [[quantum mechanics]] which limits the amount of radiation emitted at low wavelengths by requiring that low ...

Ultraviolet catastrophe (2969 bytes)
1: ...namic equilibrium|thermal equilibrium]] will emit radiation with infinite power. As this is clearly shown by ...
3: ...uantum electrodynamics (also used in those cases: ultraviolet divergence).
5: The ultraviolet catastrophe results from the [[equipartition theo...
9: ... and came to be called Planck's law of black body radiation. Based on past experiments, Planck was also able ...

Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (761 bytes)
1: '''FUSE''', the ''Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer'', is a space-based [[tele...
3: FUSE looks at light in the far ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, between ...

Selective Ultraviolet Phototherapy (877 bytes)
3: ...lb specially designed to output this frequency of ultraviolet.
5: ...quality solariums but differs from the mainly UVB ultraviolet band used to treat [[psoriasis]].

Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (761 bytes)
2: ...image]]s of the [[sun|solar]] [[corona]] in the [[ultraviolet]] range. The EIT instrument is sensitive to [[li...

Radiation (1805 bytes)
1: '''Radiation''' generally means the transmission of objects or...
5: * [[Ionizing radiation]] is a stream of particles (photons or other part...
6: * [[Non-ionizing radiation]] does not have this sufficient energy.
7: ...ation]]: [[light]] is the visible form; [[thermal radiation]] is (usually) the [[heat]] form.
8: * [[Gravitational radiation]]

Ionizing radiation (25147 bytes)
1: '''Ionizing radiation''' is [[radiation]] in which an individual particle (for example, a...
3: ...rowave]]s, and [[radio wave]]s are not. Ionizing radiation may also consist of fast-moving particles such as...
5: == Types of radiation ==
7: ...trahlung]], [[particle radiation]], [[synchrotron radiation]]).
9: ...ng [[radioactive]] nuclei, which produce ionizing radiation when they decay.

Solar radiation (3931 bytes)
1: ...wg1/041.htm#121]. The portion of this ultraviolet radiation that is not absorbed by the [[atmosphere]] produc...
3: Solar radiation is [[thermal radiation]] emitted from the surface of the sun, which is p...
5: Solar radiation is commonly measured with a [[pyranometer]] or py...
7: ==Climate effect of solar radiation==
9: The average energy [[density]] of solar radiation just above the [[Earth's atmosphere]], in a plane...

Radiation budget (1053 bytes)
1: The '''radiation budget''' represents the balance between incoming...
3: ...e [[Goddard Space Flight Center]] built the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) on which the first ERBE i...
8: ...asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/erbe/ASDerbe.html The Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) Home Page]

Hawking radiation (6248 bytes)
1: ...[[physics]], '''Hawking radiation''' is [[thermal radiation]] emitted by [[black hole]]s due to [[quantum phy...
3: The radiation from a black hole is [[black-body radiation]] with temperature:
11: ...gravitation is so powerful that nothing, not even radiation, can escape from the black hole. However, by doin...
13: ...tted from just beyond the [[event horizon]]. This radiation does not come directly from the black hole itself...
15: ... in equilibrium at 2.7 kelvins, absorbing as much radiation as it emits. Yet smaller [[primordial black hole]...

Thermal radiation (900 bytes)
1: '''Thermal radiation''' is [[electromagnetic radiation]] from an object that is simply caused by its [[t...
3: ...y]] is an object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls onto it. For this case there are formu...
5: A device specially made for thermal radiation may have different purposes:
6: *the radiation itself may be the objective, as in a [[light bulb...
9: ...end to be reflective to avoid absorption of solar radiation energy. E.g. the [[Space Shuttle]] has heat radia...

Transition radiation (1486 bytes)
1: ...the particle's path. The intensity of the emitted radiation is roughly proportional to the particle's energy ...
3: The characteristics of this [[electromagnetic radiation]] makes it suitable for particle discrimination, ...
4: ... composites are used to collect enough transition radiation photons for an adequate measurement --- for examp...
9: * External article on transition radiation: http://rkb.home.cern.ch/rkb/PH14pp/node194.html

Synchrotron radiation (607 bytes)
1: ...y [[relativity|relativistic]] speeds. Synchrotron radiation can be generated by astronomical structures and m...
4: ...nchrotron light]] for applications of syncrotron radiation and [[synchrotron]] for this type of particle acc...

Neutron radiation (3310 bytes)
1: '''Neutron radiation''' consists of free [[neutron]]s. Neutrons may be...
3: ...Another, sometimes more severe, hazard of neutron radiation is its ability to induce [[radioactivity]] in mos...
9: ...mogenic neutrons, neutrons produced from [[cosmic radiation]] in the earth's atmosphere or surface, and those...
15: ...://www.epa.gov/radiation/terms/termnop.htm#neutronradiation EPA definitions of various terms]

Cyclotron radiation (2689 bytes)
1: ...ion of charged particles that causes them to emit radiation (and to spiral around the [[magnetic field]] line...
3: ...er]] in particular is a large source of cyclotron radiation.
5: ...h the earth's magnetic field to produce cyclotron radiation in the form of an [[electromagnetic pulse]] (EMP)...
7: Cyclotron radiation has a spectrum with its main spike at the
9: ...ds, cyclotron radiation is known as [[synchrotron radiation]].

Thalaron radiation (664 bytes)
1: '''Thalaron radiation''' is a type of deadly radiation in the [[Star Trek]] Universe. It is so deadly a ...
3: Thalaron radiation was the key weapon aboard the Reman Warbird, know...

Radiation of sound (695 bytes)
1: ...into a propagating acoustic [[wave]]. Succinctly, radiation of sound is caused by the transfer of [[momentum]...
3: ===Radiation From Structures===
5: ...radiation can be described using radiation modes. Radiation modes are the assumed forms of the volume velocit...

Terahertz radiation (2390 bytes)
1: ...ngth]]) to 3 mm (starting edge of [[microwave]] [[radiation]], [[millimeter]] [[wavelength]]). This light is ...
3: ... (telecommunications)|line of sight]]. Terahertz radiation is non-[[ionizing]] and shares with microwaves th...
5: ...roduced in 1995. Technological uses for terahertz radiation are intended for applications such as [[medical i...
13: ...aip.org/tip/INPHFA/vol-9/iss-4/p27.html Terahertz radiation: applications and sources] by Eric Mueller
15: ...aip.org/tip/INPHFA/vol-9/iss-4/p27.html Terahertz radiation: applications and sources]

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