In common scientific usage, high-energy particles with intrinsic mass are known as cosmic rays, while photons, which are quanta of electromagnetic radiation (and so have no intrinsic mass) are known by their common names, such as gamma rays or X-rays, depending on their photon energy.
Lewiston, NY. Sponsored Topics. Lewiston is a village in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 2,781 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Morgan Lewis, an early 19th-century governor of New York. It is part of the BuffaloâNiagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A station on the Michigan Central Railroad. This settlement on the east shore of East Twin Lake, formed around the mill and general store of the Michelson & Hanson Lumber Company. Named after Lewiston, N.Y. Lewiston is located on the eastern half of Twin Lake in Albert Township in southeastern Montmorency County.