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Re: [Phys-l] Amplitude in E&M




On 2011, Sep 20, , at 15:21, Bill Nettles wrote:


[Bill Nettles] Looking at #2, the order of magnitude of the wavelength of a microwave is 1 mm. For a gamma ray, it's 1 pm. Compare these to the intermolecular or interatomic spacing of the material. What does this tell you about the comparative chance of interaction?
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Very good, thank you. As I wrote, "Does glancing angle result in apparently greater density of electrons for the gammas?."


bc