Re: ionizing radiationThomas Malloy wrote:
Actually the longer the wavelength, the greater the penetrating power. Cosmic rays penetrate because the are particles, not EM radiation. The shorter wavelengths have a stronger effect because they carry more energy. Mike Carrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [blank quote what follows I did not write - MC] Are you sure that they are particles? I've always assumed that they were photons which behaved as both particles and waves, but you know what happens when you assume, Once I determine what frequencies I'm dealing with, I can get the Tempest protocols and read them. MC: There is confusion here. In a general sense, our whole solid 'reality' is a kind of electromagnetic system that is opaque to some wavelengths and transparent to others. It depends on the frequency or wavelength of the incident radiation and the nature of the material irradiated. In a general sense, 'particles' are also 'waves' so one can assign a wavelength or energy equivalence to a particle. I was once driving with my wife and noting that AM radio would be blocked by some tunnels or roverpasses that would admit FM signals. after some technical pontificating on my part, she summarixed byu saying the AM waves were too big to get into the tunnest and the FM waves were small enough, which was essentially what I was saying. MC: In my metaphor about regarding EM radiation as a liquid or gas getting out of a box, that was a simple way of saying that any discontinuity in the shielding of a Faraday cage can function as an antenna and allow some slight radiation to escape. It takes real know-how to control this if you are serious about it. MC: As far as getting the Tempest protocols, these are government classified documents and unless you have a real need to know and suitable clearances you will not get them. This is serious buisiness. Mike Carrell
