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What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

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Much of the information we have from the universe comes from light. Sunlight (and all starlight) is made up of many different colors. We can see this by holding a prism up to the sunlight. The prism separates the light into the individual colors of the rainbow - the visible light spectrum. Yet the light we can see represents only a very small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. On one end are gamma rays, with wavelengths millions of times shorter than those of visible light.
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The first inkling of the electromagnetic spectrum was likely the rainbow. People who played with prisms noticed that white light split into a band of colours. In time it came to be realized that there was spectrum beyond blue and below red.
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All possible wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation make up "The spectrum". The complete range includes: Radio waves, Microwaves, Infrared rays, Visible light, Ultraviolet rays, X-rays, Gamma rays and Visible rays (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet).
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Humans and most animals see only a small portion of the radiation that makes up the electromagnetic spectrum. We call this radiation visible light. The difference between infrared radiation, visible light, and other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum is simply the wavelength of the energy.
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The entire range of radiant energies or wave frequencies from the longest to the shortest wavelengths--the categorization of solar radiation. Satellite sensors collect this energy, but what the detectors capture is only a small portion of the entire electromagnetic spectrum. The spectrum usually is divided into seven sections: radio, microwave, infrared, visible, ultra-violet, x-ray, and gamma-ray radiation.
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The electromagnetic spectrum consists of all the different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, including light, radio waves, and X-rays. We name regions of the spectrum rather arbitrarily, but the names give us a general sense of the energy of the radiation; for example, ultraviolet light has shorter wavelengths than radio light. The only region in the entire electromagnetic spectrum that our eyes are sensitive to is the visible region. Gamma rays have the shortest wavelengths, < 0.
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What is the significance of the electromagnetic spectrum issue to DoD?

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Assured access to the electromagnetic spectrum is essential for U.S. strategic and tactical systems to fulfill their communications, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and weapons guidance missions. Government and private sector requirements and competition for this finite resource are increasing. DoD continues to review its spectrum requirements and to identify ways to manage the spectrum more effectively and efficiently.
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What is a power spectrum?

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A power spectrum is the distribution of light energy at different wavelengths. This can be viewed as a graph where the vertical axis is energy and the horizontal axis is wavelength.
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What is the Spectrum?

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The entire range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation extending from gamma rays to the longest radio waves and including visible light
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What is full spectrum light?

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To be full spectrum, the light must closely resemble the sun's natural light at noon when we are most biologically active. The light must have the all the wavelengths of visible light plus the biologically essential ultraviolet A and B to be called full spectrum, not just some of the wavelengths that create a partial spectrum or a distorted spectrum. All of the colors combine to produce a blue-white light.
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What are Autism Spectrum Disorders?

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Below is a list of frequently asked questions concerning environmental health and autism, and related issues.
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What about the other problems of children on the spectrum?

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The RDI® Program can also be helpful with a number of problems like 'stimming', limited motivation for communication and disorganized behavior. However, children can have Autism, Asperger's Syndrome or PDD along with other serious medical disorders. Part of developing a comprehensive program is evaluating these related problem areas and designing a bio-psychosocial intervention plan that, along with the RDI® Program, cares for the whole child.
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What causes autism spectrum conditions?

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Autism is a brain condition, present from birth, which affects the way the brain processes information. In 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded that autism probably results from a genetic susceptibility that involves multiple genes. A variety of factors could be associated with some forms of autism, including infectious, metabolic, genetic, neurological, and environmental factors.
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What is the prevalence of autism spectrum conditions?

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In 2003, a detailed, federally supported study was published on the prevalence of autism spectrum conditions among children aged 3 to 10 years in metropolitan Atlanta. Using 1996 data, that study showed the prevalence for autism was 3.4 per 1000, with a male-female ratio of 4 to 1. The study did not show a major increase in autism compared to studies done in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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What is a "spectrum disorder"?

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Autism is a spectrum disorder where symptoms and characteristics can present themselves in a wide variety of combinations, from mild to severe and in any combination. A high functioning individual with autism might simply seem eccentric, a loner. More severely affected individuals may hardly communicate and prefer to function primarily in "their own world". Most individuals fall in the middle of the spectrum.
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How do I make a background spectrum for escl8r?

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Use gf3 and read in the projection. Then use the BG command (autoBackGround) to create a background spectrum under the peaks. Or use SC (Set Counts) to draw a background spectrum by hand, by cutting off the peaks. When you're finished, write the modified spectrum out as the background spectrum. I generally leave the X-rays in as background. I also sometimes put in (n, n' gamma) peaks/shoulders, though this is not necessary especially for a first stab.
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How do I make a background spectrum for levit8r?

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First create a 1D projection from the cube using pro3d. Then, in gf3, divide the projection with the "compression spectrum" width.spe from lufwhm, and create a background spectrum using BG or SC in gf3, as described above for escl8r. Finally, multiply this background spectrum with width.spe, which gives the final background spectrum that should be used as input to levit8r. Save this spectrum with the WS command.
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How do I make spectrum figures in RadWare?

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RadWare has a program to make and edit data and/or spectrum plots; you can look here for documentation on how to use plot.
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Riding on the energy generated at two previous conferences, Ties That Bind and Nikkei 2000, young Nikkei with a vision for the future of the Japanese American community have spent months planning and organizing a conference especially for young Nikkei. That conference is [spectrum]. The main program includes speakers, discussion groups and workshops, as well as some entertainment.
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Should I worry about electromagnetic fields in a hybrid car?

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ldquo;Fishexpo,” a fleet mechanic with hybrid experience, wrote: “They are not much different than what is used in conventional cars. EMF is a very broad term - include electric as well as magnetic fields. Comes from various sources - anything electrical, moving, even biologicals can induce fields. Strongest intensity will be closest to the source and will drop off markedly away from the source.
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What are Electromagnetic Emissions?

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Electromagnetic emissions can be either radiated or conducted. Radiated emissions are the undesirable radio waves expelled into the atmosphere by an electronic product during use. Conducted emissions are those emissions which can interfere with other products through the hardwired connections of the product, either back into the mains supply or through interconnecting cables. International standards apply limits to the amount of emissions a product may produce.
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What is Electromagnetic Immunity?

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Electromagnetic Immunity is a measure of a products ability to function as intended in the presence of electromagnetic activity.
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What about Electromagnetic Interference?

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Some devices in your surroundings may interfere with your ICD. You may need to avoid certain types of security devices. Always carry your wallet ID card with you. Some medical equipment can damage your ICD. If you are visiting your doctor or dentist, tell him or her that you have an ICD BEFORE they do any testing or treatment. Some security devices may affect your ICD. A general rule of thumb is "Don't lean, don't linger" when moving through these devices.
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What is an Electromagnetic Wave?

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Method of travel for radiant energy (all energy is both particles and waves), so called because radiant energy has both magnetic and electrical properties. Electromagnetic waves are produced when electric charges change their motion. Whether the frequency is high or low all electromagnetic waves travel at 300,000,000 meters per second.
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What is Electromagnetic Radiation?

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Energy propagated as time-varying electric and magnetic fields. These two fields are inextricably linked as a single entity since time-varying electric fields produce time-varying magnetic fields and vice versa. Light and radar are examples of electromagnetic radiation differing only in their wavelengths (or frequency). Electric and magnetic fields propagate through space at the speed of light.
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