Radiation source

A radiation source or radiation source is any natural or physical - technical point of origin of radiation . Sometimes one speaks of any object that generates radiation (e.g. a piece of radioactive material) as a radiation source. Depending on the type of radiation generated, one differentiates:

• Particle source generates particle radiation
  • Proton source generates specifically radiation from protons is
  • Neutron source generates radiation specifically selected from neutrons is
  • Radionuclides produce different types of ionizing radiation
  • Electron source / electron gun generates electrons
• Sources of electromagnetic radiation :
  • Light source generates electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range (from about 380  nm to 780 nm wavelength .)
  • X-ray source generates electromagnetic radiation in the X-ray range (from about 10 nm to about 1 pm wavelength)
  • Radio source is an astronomical object that emits electromagnetic radiation in the radio range (from about 10 centimeters to about 100 kilometers in wavelength).