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The wavelength of X-rays is of the order of
Explanation
X-rays are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths significantly shorter than visible light, typically ranging from 0.01 to 10 nanometers [t5][t7]. In the field of X-ray diffraction and crystallography, the unit of measurement is traditionally the angstrom (Ã…), where 1 Ã… equals 10^-10 meters [t4][t9]. Specifically, X-rays used in diffraction experiments have wavelengths lying approximately in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 Ã… [t4]. While visible light has wavelengths in the order of 4000 to 7000 Ã… [t8], X-rays occupy the region between gamma rays and ultraviolet rays [t4][t6]. Other units like microns (10^-6 m) or centimeters are far too large to describe the order of magnitude of X-ray wavelengths, which are comparable to the distances between atoms in a crystal lattice [t2][t3]. Therefore, the wavelength of X-rays is of the order of 1 angstrom.
Sources
- [1] https://science.nasa.gov/ems/11_xrays/
- [2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/short-wavelength-x-rays