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gamma ray

electromagnetic radiation of high frequency and high energy
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Summary

gamma ray is an electromagnetic radiation[1]. It draws 10,400 Wikipedia views per month (electromagnetic radiation category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Followed by: X-ray[3]
  • Subclass of: radiation[4]
  • Part of: electromagnetic spectrum[5]
  • Commons category: Gamma rays[6]
  • Has cause: beta decay[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gamma rays[8]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9]
  • Different from: gamma wave[10], gamma decay[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

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Influence

Things named for gamma ray include gamma knife[13].

Why It Matters

gamma ray has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for it include gamma knife[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['2fAGM2', '3MGHgG']
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/41251|batch #41251]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 14248, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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