The Swift Explorer That NASA Launched in 2004 Can Detect

question 40

Short Answer

The Swift explorer that NASA launched in 2004 can detect electromagnetic bursts with frequencies up to about 3.6 * 10¹⁹ Hz.What is the wavelength of this radiation, and in what region of the spectrum does it lie?

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Definitions:

Bowed Outward

Refers to the shape of a production possibility frontier that shows increasing opportunity costs as production shifts between two goods.

Absolute Advantage

A situation in which a nation, as the result of its previous experience and/or natural endowments, can produce more of a good (with the same amount of resources) than another nation can.

Comparative Advantage

The ability of a country or firm to produce a particular good or service at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partners, leading to specialized production and trade benefits.

Bagels

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