Talk:Scintillator
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paranoid people worry about the radiation from microwave ovens. scientists say "bah! microwaves can't go through the little holes! there is no danger!" but couldn't there be a scintillator effect that would re-emit the microwaves as higher frequency waves that would go through the grating and slowlY KILL EVERYONE WITHOUT THEM KNOWING? (GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY!!!)
Just a thought. :-)
Omegatron 21:51, Feb 19, 2004 (UTC)
There is a slight difference between "high energy (ionizing) electromagnetic or charged particle radiation" (like gamma rays, higher in energy than X-rays) and microwaves, which are even lower in energy than visible light or infrared. And scintillation "fluoresces photons at a characteristic Stokes-shifted (longer) wavelength" ("longer", mind, this means an even lower frequency than micro-waves...). You could as well be afraid of being killed by radio waves when sunbathing behind a grid. Enjoy your summer. ;-) David 
13:44, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- I'm not sure I understand the point you're making..... could you restate it a bit clearer? --Deglr6328 22:00, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi there,
I've got your point. But I think the phenomenon could be RF mixing, not scintilation.
What about a Photomultiplier vs Photodiode section? At least some people are not interested in the energy of the particles, just counting. Arnero 19:53, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
