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X-rays

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Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center: Information about NASA's Observatory launched in July 1999 to observe X-rays from high energy regions of the universe. Includes photographs, a guide to x-ray astronomy and sources, resources for teachers, parents and students, interactive games, and an archive of press releases and images.
Author: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Subjects: astronomy research, x-rays
DeweyClass: 522.686
Resource type: images
Chiro Org Image Archive: Collection of medical drawings, diagrams, symbols and xray images related to chiropractic.
Author: Chiropractic Resource Organization
Subjects: bones, medical imaging, x-rays
DeweyClass: 616.7
Resource type: image collection
Electromagnetic Spectrum: Describes component parts and underlying mathematics of the EM spectrum. Also outlines practical applications such as radio communication, and involvement in medical diagnosis and treatment.
Author: ThinkQuest
Subjects: radiation, x-rays
DeweyClass: 539.2
Resource type: documents
High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center: Includes information on supernovas, X-ray binaries, black holes, and the research programme.
Author: NASA
Subjects: astronomy research, astrophysics, black holes, cosmology, stars, x-rays
DeweyClass: 523.01
Resource type: documents
How Things Work: Brief guides to the workings of an assortment of different technologies and natural phenomena, such as fuel cells, lasers, x-rays, radar, speedometers, barometers, loudspeakers, spacesuits and volcanoes.
Author: University of Virginia
Subjects: science education worldwide, technology education, x-rays
DeweyClass: 607
Resource type: guides
Molecular Modelling Database: Searchable database of three-dimensional structures determined by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. Structural data is cross-linked to bibliographic information, sequence databases, and to the NCBI taxonomy.
Author: National Center for Biotechnology Information
Subjects: crystallography, molecular modelling, x-rays
DeweyClass: 541.22
Resource type: images, reference data
Radio-Quiet X-Ray Pulsars In Supernova Remnants and the Missing Pulsar Problem: Article about observed radio pulsars associated with supernova remnants (SNRs). The recent claim, made following x-ray observations, that these can be attributed to chance overlap, is discussed along with more traditional arguments.
Author: Gotthelf, E. V.
Subjects: pulsars, x-rays
DeweyClass: 523.88
Resource type: article
X-Ray Astronomy: Details of research activities, programs, projects, laboratories and services in x-ray astronomy, including a picture gallery, data and images from the ROSAT satellite. Most information is available in English and German.
Author: Max-Planck-Institut fur extraterrestrische Physik
Subjects: astronomy research, satellites, space exploration, x-rays
DeweyClass: 522.686
Resource type: documents, images
X-Ray Files: Educational resource for radiologists in training and other interested physicians. Includes case histories for diagnoses, and tutorials on a range of topics.
Author: Scottish Radiological Society
Subjects: radiology, x-rays
DeweyClass: 616.07
Resource type: documents
X-Ray WWW Server: A collection of data of interest to x-ray spectroscopists, including the COREX database of atomic and molecular core edge excitation oscillator strengths, bibliographies and indices for the COREX database, the Henke x-ray scattering factors, x-ray emission lines, electron binding energies, and historical information about x-rays.
Author: Sternberg Astronomical Institute
Subjects: spectroscopy, x-rays
DeweyClass: 543.085
Resource type: reference data
X-Rays and CAT Scans: Interactive demonstration of a fluoroscope together with a basic explanation of Computed Axial Tomography (CAT scans) and an animated introduction to electromagnetic radiation, covering electric force fields, vibrating charges and electromagnetic waves.
Author: University of Colorado at Boulder
Subjects: medical imaging, physics education, radiation, x-rays
DeweyClass: 616.075
Resource type: interactive guide