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Gamma-ray Generation Quiz
Gamma-ray Generation Quiz
Gamma-rays can be created when two high-energy particles collide, when a particle and its antiparticle collide, when a charged particle is accelerated, or when
[A] elements undergo radioactive decay
[B] an electron is combined with a positively charged ion
[C] gas is heated to 284 degrees K
[D] none of the above
What kind of gamma-ray production mechanism produces gamma-rays at only one particular energy?
[A] collisions of two relativistic particles
[B] the annihilation of a positron-electron pair
[C] synchrotron emission in a strong magnetic field
[D] there is no such process
Gamma-rays are also produced by radioactive decay of
[A] excited nuclei such as those found in white dwarfs
[B] nuclei found in molecular clouds
[C] water
[D] excited elements such as those found in a supernova explosion