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residual radiation
residual radiationNuclear radiation caused by fallout, artificial dispersion of radioactive material, or irradiation which results from a nuclear explosion and persists longer than one minute after burst. See also contamination; induced radiation; initial radiation.
residual radiation
residual radiation[rə′zij·ə·wəl ‚rād·ē′ā·shən] (nucleonics) Nuclear radiation emitted by radioactive material deposited after an atomic burst, including fission products, unfissioned nuclear material, and material in which radioactivity may have been induced by neutron bombardment. Also known as reststrahlen. (optics) The nearly monochromatic radiation resulting from several reflections of light or other radiation from polished surfaces of certain substances such as quartz and rock salt, due to high reflectivity of these substances in certain bands of wavelengths. AcronymsSeeRESRAD |