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Old 27th Nov 2014, 20:49
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ahramin
 
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X-rays? Since when do radars use x-rays? All the ones I have used are X-band microwaves: 8 - 12 GHz.

X-rays are quite a different thing, 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz (3×1016 Hz to 3×1019 Hz). X-rays are used for stuff like medical imaging or pipeline inspection.
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