[ RadSafe ] RE: Thundercloud gamm rays

[John R Johnson]

George

I think Kjell (of Radsafe e:mail) and I agree with you, and that external 
Bremsstrahlung is/are? the same as X-rays that is?/are produced by a 
machine.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geo>K0FF" <GEOelectronics at netscape.com>
To: "John R Johnson" <idias at interchange.ubc.ca>; "Johansen, Kjell" 
<Kjell.Johansen at nmcco.com>; <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] RE: Thundercloud gamm rays


> External  Bremsstrahlung occur outside the originating atom ( in another 
> atom).
> Internal Bremsstrahlung occur inside the atom but external to the nucleus. 
> It is the result of inelastic collisions of the electron with the field 
> near the nucleus (page 600).
>
>
> X-Rays come from the electron shell area, while Gamma rays come from 
> inside the nucleus.
>
> Besides the location in which they are created, Gamma Rays and X-Rays are 
> indistinguishable at a distance. They are of course the same thing.
>
> I see nothing on page 617 that contradicts that.
>
>
> George Dowell
> NLNL
> New London Nucleonics lab
>
> GEOelectronics at netscape.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John R Johnson" <idias at interchange.ubc.ca>
> To: "Johansen, Kjell" <Kjell.Johansen at nmcco.com>; <radsafe at radlab.nl>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] RE: Thundercloud gamm rays
>
>
>> Kjell.
>>
>> Where do internal and external  Bremsstrahlung originate?
>>
>> I treat them as I do X-rays and gamma rays. See page 617 of Robley Evans 
>> 1955 textbok "The Atomic Nucleus".
>>
>> John
>> ***************
>> John R Johnson, PhD
>> CEO, IDIAS, Inc.
>> Vancouver, B. C.
>> Canada
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>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Johansen, Kjell" <Kjell.Johansen at nmcco.com>
>> To: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 2:47 PM
>> Subject: [ RadSafe ] RE: Thundercloud gamm rays
>>
>>
>>> RE: Thundercloud gamma rays.  Too bad that Physics World does not know
>>> the difference between high energy X-rays and gamma rays.  They may have
>>> the same energy but any electromagnetic radiations produced by electrons
>>> are X-rays.  Gamma rays originate in the nucleus.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Standard disclaimer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Kjell Johansen
>>>
>>> Point Beach Nuclear Plant
>>>
>>> Two Rivers, WI
>>>
>>> Kjell.johansen at nmcco.com
>>>
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