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.
X-rays vs Gamma rays. Gamma rays, x-rays, visible light and radio waves are all types (forms) of electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic radiation can be described in terms of a stream of photons, which are particles without mass, each traveling in a wave-like pattern and moving (circling) at the speed of light.Ã We will examine the x-rays and the gamma rays.