secondary radiation
noun
: radiation emitted by molecules or atoms after bombardment by a primary radiation
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But that's going to take serious investment in new technologies that can repel the cosmic rays without creating secondary radiation.
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Science Not Fiction, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2010
Lunar workers would already by susceptible to harmful cosmic radiation raining down on them, but they would also be exposed to the secondary radiation generated during experiments.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2020
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Science Not Fiction, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2010
Lunar workers would already by susceptible to harmful cosmic radiation raining down on them, but they would also be exposed to the secondary radiation generated during experiments.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2020
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“Secondary radiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20radiation. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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