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hard X-rays

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | © A Dictionary of Astronomy 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

hard X-rays The higher-energy part of the X-ray spectrum, ranging from 3 to 100 keV (0.4–0.0124 nm).

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