X-Rays

Short Description of Topic

The Main Idea

X-rays are an electromagnetic wave with high energy and very short wavelengths. X-rays are capable of passing through many materials that would be opaque to light.

X-rays are also commonly used in the medical field and serves as an essential role in producing images of internal compositions.

A Mathematical Model

X-Ray Reflectivity

Examples

Simple

In this image there are some X-rays passing through the entirety of the object, so their intensity is low; however, there are others that pass through less of the object, meaning less of the X-ray is absorbed. Given this information, the basic dimensions can be determined.

Connectedness

1. X-rays are a part of Electromagnetic Radiation, and I have always been interested in this subject in general, including visible light.
2. X-rays are commonly used in the medical field, as they can produce an image of an internal composition.

History

X-rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen in 1895.

See also

Electromagnetic Radiation

Light Waves

External links

Electromagnetic Spectrum

References

https://plus.maths.org/content/saving-lives-mathematics-tomography

https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/current/postgraduate/regs/mpags/ex5/techniques/structural/gixrd/