Last Updated On: April 04, 2015. Louisiana is a state located in the southern part of the United States. It is bordered to the west by Texas; to the east by the state of Mississippi; to the north by Arkansas; and has the Gulf of Mexico to its south.
Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation, like X-rays. The other two types of natural radioactivity are alpha and beta radiation, which are in the form of particles. Gamma rays are the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation, with a very short wavelength of less than one-tenth of a nanometer. Gamma radiation is the product of radioactive atoms.
gamma ray. A stream of electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths shorter than those of x-rays and therefore greater energy and penetrating power.. A photon of electromagnetic radiation of very short wavelength, less than about 0.01 nanometer, and very high energy, greater than about 100,000 electron volts. Gamma rays are emitted in the decay of certain radioactive nuclei and in electron-positron annihilation. 2. A narrow beam of such photons.