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Röntgen Rays and the γ Rays from Radium

Nature volume 69, page 436 (1904)Cite this article

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IT has been proved by Mr. Strutt that, for the γ rays of radium, the relative conductivity of gases varies approximately as the density, whereas there is a wide divergence from this law in the case of Röntgen rays. Taking air as the standard, the figures given are:—

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EVE, A. Röntgen Rays and the γ Rays from Radium. Nature 69, 436 (1904). https://doi.org/10.1038/069436d0

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