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X Rays: Another Form of Light
published by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Visit this site, from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, for information on how X-rays were discovered, how they are produced, and how they interact with matter.
https://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_astro/xrays.html
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Keywords: Spectroscopy, X-ray sources
Record Creator: Metadata instance created November 25, 2003 by Patricia Monahan
Record Updated: Aug 09, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge), WWW Document, (https://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_astro/xrays.html).
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X Rays: Another Form of Light (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge), <https://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_astro/xrays.html>.
APA Format
X Rays: Another Form of Light. (n.d.). Retrieved April 21, 2025, from Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: https://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_astro/xrays.html
Chicago Format
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. X Rays: Another Form of Light. Cambridge: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. https://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_astro/xrays.html (accessed 21 April 2025).
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X Rays: Another Form of Light. Cambridge: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. 21 Apr. 2025 <https://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_astro/xrays.html>.
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