• Rays Ballpark was the name used in project documents for a ballpark in the current location of Al Lang Stadium on the Tampa Bay waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, proposed by the Tampa Bay Rays as a replacement for Tropicana Field. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have been working with Populous (formerly HOK Sport) on a design for a possible future ballpark since at least the beginning of 2007. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays aren't feeling sorry for us. (chicagotribune.com)
  • PORT CHARLOTTE, FL - FEBRUARY 25: Pitcher Matt Andriese #35 of the Tampa Bay Rays poses for a photo during the Rays' photo day on February 25, 2016 at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Florida. (tampabay.com)
  • Tampa Bay Rays er et amerikansk baseballlag som holder til i Saint Petersburg i Florida . (wikipedia.org)
  • Tampa Bay Rays ble stiftet i 1998, og var den svakeste av de 30 klubbene i Major League Baseball i sine ni første leveår. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sesongen 2008 overrasket imidlertid Tampa Bay Rays alle med å vinne AL East, foran Boston Red Sox og New York Yankees . (wikipedia.org)
  • Tampa Bay Rays har Tropicana Field som hjemmebane, et innendørs stadion med plass til drøye 40000 tilskuere. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tidligere mellom 1998 og 2007 het laget Tampa Bay Devil Rays , men før 2008 sesongen valgte Stuart Steinberg å bare kalle dem Tampa Bay Rays. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team located in St. Petersburg, Florida who play in the East Division of the National League. (statista.com)
  • The franchise was initially named the Tampa Bay Devil Rays when it was founded in 1998 and then adopted the name the Tampa Bay Rays in November 2007. (statista.com)
  • The franchise value of the Tampa Bay Rays has been increasing in recent years, reaching 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, compared to 323 million U.S. dollars in 2012. (statista.com)
  • Over a million people attend games of the Tampa Bay Rays each season at the Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, which has been home to the team since 1998. (statista.com)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays owner, who wants out of Tropicana Field, let drop that only 300 full season ticket accounts trace back to St. Petersburg addresses. (tampabay.com)
  • A week ago, the Tampa Bay Rays were feeling pretty low after squandering a late lead in a heartbreaking 6-5 loss to the New York Yankees in 11 innings. (abcactionnews.com)
  • Then, to allow the city to forgo paying property taxes on the site (a loophole in Florida laws allows county governments to own stadiums tax-free), a long-term lease would have been signed by the Rays and Pinellas County would then take control of the site, a similar arrangement to that of Tropicana Field. (wikipedia.org)
  • Toyota Problems Caused By Cosmic Rays? (ieee.org)
  • The Detroit Free Press has a story today that claims the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating whether cosmic rays are the cause of Toyota's sudden acceleration problems. (ieee.org)
  • Cosmic rays and solar activity can account for only a very small part of global warming, researchers have found, rebutting a theory often advanced by climate deniers. (truthdig.com)
  • LONDON - Changes in solar activity, sunspots and cosmic rays, and their effects on clouds, have contributed no more than 10% to global warming, according to two British scientists. (truthdig.com)
  • The two scientists, Professor Terry Sloan at the University of Lancaster and Professor Sir Arnold Wolfendale at the University of Durham, conclude that neither changes in the activity of the Sun, nor its impact in blocking cosmic rays, can be a significant contributor to global warming. (truthdig.com)
  • The acknowledged role of sunspots and cosmic rays in forming clouds has been fertile ground for climate deniers, who have cast doubt on whether anthropogenic climate change (in other words, change caused by humans) is occurring at all. (truthdig.com)
  • The solar wind's greater magnetic field deflects away some of the cosmic rays that would otherwise hit the Earth from elsewhere in the galaxy. (truthdig.com)
  • So, if the theory linking cosmic rays and cloud formation is correct, increased sunspot activity could potentially reduce cloud cover. (truthdig.com)
  • To try to quantify the effect that solar activity - whether directly or through cosmic rays -may have had on global temperatures in the twentieth century, Sloan and Wolfendale compared data on the rate of cosmic rays entering the atmosphere with the record of global temperatures going back to 1955. (truthdig.com)
  • however, the changing cosmic ray rate lagged behind the change in temperatures by between one and two years, suggesting that the cause of the temperature rise might not be attributable to cosmic rays and cloud formation, but could be caused by the direct effects of the Sun. (truthdig.com)
  • Their findings indicated that, overall, the contribution of changing solar activity, either directly or through cosmic rays, was even less and cannot have contributed more than 10% to global warming in the twentieth century. (truthdig.com)
  • Sloan and Wolfendale also discussed the results from an experiment at CERN in Switzerland called CLOUD, where researchers are looking at ways in which cosmic rays can ionize, or charge, aerosols in the atmosphere, which can then influence how clouds are formed. (truthdig.com)
  • Professor Sloan said: "Our paper reviews our work to try and find a connection between cosmic rays and cloud formation with changes in global temperature. (truthdig.com)
  • As a result of this and other work, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change state that no robust association between changes in cosmic rays and cloudiness has been identified. (truthdig.com)
  • This image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-based optical telescopes shows an extremely long beam, or filament, of matter and antimatter extending from a relatively tiny pulsar, as reported in our latest press release. (universetoday.com)
  • Last Dec. 15, the Chandra X-ray Observatory stared at an old, failed star for 9 hours and saw absolutely nothing. (sciencenews.org)
  • Visible light photons and X-ray photons are both produced by the movement of electrons in atoms . (howstuffworks.com)
  • A delta ray is characterized by very fast electrons produced in quantity by alpha particles or other fast energetic charged particles knocking orbiting electrons out of atoms . (wikiversity.org)
  • Epsilon rays are a form of particle radiation and are composed of electrons . (wikiversity.org)
  • They believe that electrons at energies of more than 100 electronvolts in the wind hit the dark side of the Moon, giving up their energy as X-rays. (newscientist.com)
  • X-rays that are absorbed in a semiconductor excite electrons over the bandgap, and in the presence of an internal or external electric field the electrons will generate a measurable current. (lu.se)
  • The electrons filling the core hole that is generated during the absorption process emit x-ray photons whose energy can be analyzed. (lu.se)
  • In support of many other groups we also use x-ray photo electron spectroscopy to analyze the binding energy of electrons directly. (lu.se)
  • The spatial resolution in traditional X-ray imaging is limited by the quality of the optics. (lu.se)
  • Modern X-ray optics can reach below 100 nm focus size, which allows us to probe the crystal structure, electronic properties, composition and ferroic domains with very high spatial resolution. (lu.se)
  • Success in recent years has been more limited - the Rays did secure a wild card berth in the 2022 season, before losing to the Cleveland Guardians. (statista.com)
  • The average ticket price for games of the Rays has grown steadily over the past few years, with fans having to hand over around 26.13 U.S. dollars for a ticket during the 2022 season. (statista.com)
  • A technician uses a machine that sends X-ray beams through your body. (webmd.com)
  • These rays appear as beams of light radiating from the position of the Sun, creating a stunning visual display. (atoptics.co.uk)
  • Some rays appear as straight beams radiating outward from the Sun, while others may curve or appear fragmented. (atoptics.co.uk)
  • X-ray machines pass x-ray beams (a form of ionizing radiation ) through a part of the body to produce images of the tissue, organs, bones, or teeth inside. (cdc.gov)
  • Go to www.lunduniversity.lu.se/x-ray-neutron- of X-ray and neutron beams, to the fundamental physics of the science. (lu.se)
  • Your risk of any long-term effects of ionizing radiation from x-rays depends on the part of the body being x-rayed (some organs or tissues are more sensitive than others) and the amount of radiation exposure, which may include the total number of medical procedures using radiation, over time. (cdc.gov)
  • Different tissues block different amounts of the x-rays, depending on the tissue's density. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The black air in the lungs contrasts clearly with the white infected tissues, which block more of the x-rays. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The radiopaque contrast agent makes the tissue or structure being imaged appear more radiopaque (whiter) than surrounding tissues, so that it can be better seen on an x-ray. (msdmanuals.com)
  • This includes, for example, high resolution, sub-cellular x-ray measurements to study molecular changes in cells or tissues to help identify the causes of the neurodegenerative diseases. (lu.se)
  • For more information, to the sensitivity of climate systems and the capacity of exoplanets see: https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/masters-programme-physics- to support life. (lu.se)
  • A spinal X-ray is a procedure that uses radiation to make detailed pictures of the bones of your spine. (webmd.com)
  • X-rays, however, usually use the least amount of radiation compared with other imaging tests. (cdc.gov)
  • Depending on the part of your body being x-rayed, you might be provided with a lead covering to prevent radiation from reaching other parts of your body. (cdc.gov)
  • Medical and dental x-rays use very small amounts of radiation and only expose the smallest area of the body needed to get the image to check for a health concern. (cdc.gov)
  • As in many areas of medicine, there are risks associated with the use of x-ray imaging, which uses ionizing radiation to create images of the body. (cdc.gov)
  • Because the amount of radiation used in a normal x-ray procedure is small, there is a small risk for the patient. (cdc.gov)
  • A ray may be thought of as each of the lines in which light (and heat or other radiation) may seem to stream from the Sun or any luminous (radiative) body, or pass through a small opening. (wikiversity.org)
  • a "beam of light or radiation" [1] is called a ray . (wikiversity.org)
  • an action or process of throwing or sending out a traveling ray in a line, beam, or stream of small cross section is called radiation . (wikiversity.org)
  • The term radiation is often used to refer to the ray itself. (wikiversity.org)
  • When exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, melanocytes release melanin, a dark brown to black pigment that protects the skin from the sun's rays. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • It has also discovered that at least 30 per cent of the so-called X-ray background radiation, which is mysteriously uniform across the sky, comes from individual stars and galaxies. (newscientist.com)
  • The X-ray background radiation, which seems to be the same in every direction, has baffled astronomers. (newscientist.com)
  • When the X-ray contribution of these sources is added up, it comes to 30 per cent of the background radiation at an X-ray energy of 1 kiloelectronvolt (keV). (newscientist.com)
  • The absence of radiation confirms that as failed stars, known as brown dwarfs, grow older, they lose their hot outer atmosphere, or corona, and can't readily generate X-ray flares, he says. (sciencenews.org)
  • Proficiency properties, and Lund hosts two of the world's best facilities: The in English equivalent to English 6/B from Swedish upper-secondary world's first 4th generation synchrotron radiation X-ray source, the school. (lu.se)
  • X-rays are high-energy radiation waves that can penetrate most substances (to varying degrees). (msdmanuals.com)
  • In high doses, x-rays (radiation therapy) is used to treat cancer. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The x-rays that pass through are recorded on a film or radiation detector plate, producing an image that shows the different levels of tissue density. (msdmanuals.com)
  • X-rays have as ionizing radiation a number of other unique properties beyond their very short wavelength. (lu.se)
  • X-rays penetrate matter to image a system's internal 3D structure using contrast arising from spatial variations of elemental, chemical or magnetic properties. (nature.com)
  • the best team in the American League," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. (abcactionnews.com)
  • So far, the overall mean rate of abdominal X-rays remained at 24% through October 2016. (medscape.com)
  • We present an open source python based ray tracing tool that offers several useful features in graphical presentation, material properties, advanced calculations of synchrotron sources, implementation of diffractive and refractive elements, complex (also closed) surfaces and multiprocessing. (lu.se)
  • We are developing novel methods for X-ray analysis of nanostructures, in close collaboration with the MAX IV synchrotron facility. (lu.se)
  • The satellite is now halfway through a survey of the X-ray sky (New Scientist, Science, 3 November). (newscientist.com)
  • 2 demonstrate an atomic X-ray laser that yields a marked improvement in wavelength stability compared with X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs), taking a major step towards an ångström-wavelength laser that remains in phase over its pulse duration - that is, which possesses longitudinal coherence. (nature.com)
  • To this end, we use a wide range of X-ray imaging methods at different synchrotrons, including MAX IV in Lund, X-ray free-electron lasers, including European XFEL, as well as lab source systems. (lu.se)
  • The X-Ray document includes the content from the Map Document Properties dialog. (esri.com)
  • However, it is still important for patients to understand what to do if an x-ray procedure is suggested. (cdc.gov)
  • Crepuscular rays are formed when sunlight passes through gaps or breaks in clouds, mountains, or other objects on the Earth's surface. (atoptics.co.uk)
  • Additionally, the presence of clouds or other atmospheric phenomena can enhance the visibility and intensity of crepuscular rays. (atoptics.co.uk)
  • James Earl Ray (March 10, 1928 - April 23, 1998) was an American fugitive convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee , on April 4, 1968. (wikipedia.org)
  • Here we find a gorgeous card of McGriff, whom the Braves sold to the expansion Rays in 1997 after a tremendous run of slugging in Atlanta. (mlb.com)
  • X-ray technology lets doctors see straight through human tissue to examine broken bones, cavities and swallowed objects with extraordinary ease. (howstuffworks.com)
  • This blog entry explains the benefits and the ease of X-Raying your .mxds. (esri.com)
  • Dentists take x-rays to check for cavities or other dental problems. (cdc.gov)
  • The camera works with what is termed 'passive imaging technology' and actually monitors the electromagnetic 'T-rays' that all objects emit. (techradar.com)
  • On March 11, 2008, the Rays continued to move forward with plans for a downtown stadium by submitting a preliminary design consideration document to St. Petersburg officials. (wikipedia.org)
  • In addition, the organization announced that a detailed transportation and parking study had concluded that the Al Lang site in downtown St. Petersburg is well suited for the Rays' proposed waterfront ballpark. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some of downtown's largest institutions have expressed an interest in working with the Rays to provide parking for ballpark patrons, including All Children's Hospital, Bayfront Medical Center, and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. (wikipedia.org)
  • Den bemerkelsesverdige påvirkninger Lake viste i idretten er det som førte til alvorlige diskusjoner som endret St. Petersburg fra et vårtrenings sted til en større liga by. (wikipedia.org)
  • I 1992, ble San Francisco Giants eier Bob Lurie enige i prinsippet om å selge laget hans til en Tampa Bay basert gruppe av investorer ledet av Vince Naimoli, hvem ville da flytte lag til St. Petersburg? (wikipedia.org)
  • T-rays (the T is short for Terahertz) are in the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared and microwaves. (techradar.com)
  • We develop and use novel methods for X-ray imaging with the highest possible spatial and temporal resolution. (lu.se)
  • The team generated about 252 million U.S. dollars in revenue in the 2021 season and the operating income of the Rays for that season amounted to around 45 million U.S. dollars. (statista.com)
  • Children typically need x-rays more often because their teeth and jaws are still developing. (cdc.gov)
  • Plain x-rays are typically the first imaging test done to evaluate the arms, legs, or chest and sometimes the spine and abdomen. (msdmanuals.com)
  • We apply X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in order to obtain chemical information from nanostructure surfaces and interfaces and correlate it with atomic-scale structural and electronic properties. (lu.se)
  • In x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) the energy of the absorbed photon raises an electron from a deeply bound state into unoccupied bound states or it gains enough energy to escape the atom. (lu.se)
  • The difference between X-rays and visible light rays is the energy level of the individual photons. (howstuffworks.com)
  • X-ray photons also pass through most things, but for the opposite reason: They have too much energy. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Smaller atoms, where the electron orbitals are separated by relatively low jumps in energy, are less likely to absorb X-ray photons. (howstuffworks.com)
  • The soft tissue in your body is composed of smaller atoms, and so does not absorb X-ray photons particularly well. (howstuffworks.com)
  • The calcium atoms that make up your bones are much larger, so they are better at absorbing X-ray photons . (howstuffworks.com)
  • In this course the basics of X-ray interaction with matter and the concept of different X-ray Microscopy methods will be covered. (lu.se)
  • X-ray microscopy applied to specific materials will also be discussed. (lu.se)
  • H Dierks et al, 3D X-ray microscopy with a CsPbBr3 nanowire scintillator , Nano Res. (lu.se)
  • By comparing the small oscillations in cosmic ray rate and temperature with the overall trends in both since 1955, Sloan and Wolfendale found that less than 14% of the global warming seen during this period could have been caused by solar activity. (truthdig.com)
  • Conner's COSMIC RAY (1961), VIVIAN (1964), and BREAKAWAY (1966) are liberating studies of the female body in motion and influential examples of the appropriation of popular music in experimental cinema. (moma.org)
  • In 1961 astronomers discovered a powerful x-ray source coming from the constellation Cygnus. (universetoday.com)
  • Boggs joined the Rays franchise when he was in the twilight of his career, but he still had some gas left in the tank, collecting his final 210 career hits -- including No. 3,000 on a home run, a feat no player had accomplished before -- and batting .289 with a .360 OBP over two seasons with Tampa Bay. (mlb.com)
  • The Rays were the only existing MLB franchise to never make the playoffs until 2008, when they finished first in their division and qualified for the World Series , which they subsequently lost to the Philadelphia Phillies. (statista.com)
  • X-rays and imaging studies are generally used to confirm your symptoms and exam results to identify the source of pain. (webmd.com)
  • We have built a phase contrast X-ray tomograph based on a microfocus Cu source. (lu.se)
  • The system is based on a microfocus X-ray source with a Cu target, a high-resolution detector and a high-precision sample stage. (lu.se)
  • Computed Tomography (CT) In computed tomography (CT), which used to be called computed axial tomography (CAT), an x-ray source and x-ray detector rotate around a person. (msdmanuals.com)
  • For conventional x-ray imaging, a person is positioned so that the body part to be evaluated is between the x-ray source and a device that records the image. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Very fine details can be resolved due to the small x-ray source. (lu.se)
  • In the industrial world, X-ray scanners are often used to detect minute flaws in heavy metal equipment. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Rays may have a temporal, spectral, or spatial distribution. (wikiversity.org)
  • Modified X-ray procedures can be used to examine softer tissue, such as the lungs , blood vessels or the intestines. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Charlie Gerdes, who wants to let the Rays examine Hillsborough stadium sites, is part of a group with four tickets behind home plate. (tampabay.com)
  • Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Stanford Univ. (universetoday.com)
  • [9] [10] This ray is useful, because it crosses the optical axis again at the locations where an image will be formed. (wikiversity.org)
  • The distance between the chief ray and the optical axis at an image location defines the size of the image. (wikiversity.org)
  • Around the Orion nebula, the instrument has found patches of X-ray emission that tally with the existing visual image of the region, indicating hot gas which could also contribute to background X-rays. (newscientist.com)
  • We have used this process called X-ray beam induced current (XBIC) to image the carrier collection within single nanowire solar cells at 50 nm spatial resolution. (lu.se)
  • A lot of research on laser produced x-rays has been carried out here, exemplified with an image of a rat. (lu.se)
  • The most common colors observed in crepuscular rays are shades of red, orange, and yellow, although other hues such as pink and purple can also be seen under certain conditions. (atoptics.co.uk)
  • In coherent X-ray imaging, the diffracted signal from the sample is analyzed using advanced algorithms, which makes it possible to improve the spatial resolution. (lu.se)
  • We develop methods for coherent X-ray imaging, both in transmission and Bragg geometry, and combine this with electrical measurements. (lu.se)
  • A meridional ray or tangential ray is a ray that is confined to the plane containing the system's optical axis and the object point from which the ray originated. (wikiversity.org)
  • Traditional X-ray imaging is based on absorption contrast, which has poor contrast for small and weakly absorbing samples. (lu.se)
  • It's capable of X-ray absorption contrast and phase contrast imaging at a spatial resolution of about 1 micrometer in 2D and 3D. (lu.se)
  • Your doctor, or sometimes a specialist called a radiologist , will look over your spinal X-rays. (webmd.com)
  • An X-ray is painless. (webmd.com)
  • X-ray imaging tests are painless procedures that allow doctors to diagnose diseases and injuries without being invasive. (cdc.gov)
  • To explain the discovery, astronomers have concluded that the X-rays are a result of the Moon passing through the solar wind. (newscientist.com)
  • An x-ray beam is aimed at the body part to be evaluated. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The King family has consistently said that they believe Ray was innocent, though this conclusion has been disputed by the United States Department of Justice . (wikipedia.org)
  • X-rays have been pivotal in research involving quantum mechanics theory, crystallography and cosmology. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Research in science enables the development of x-ray-and-neutron-science. (lu.se)
  • A larger atom is more likely to absorb an X-ray photon in this way, because larger atoms have greater energy differences between orbitals -- the energy level more closely matches the energy of the photon. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Our eyes are sensitive to the particular wavelength of visible light, but not to the shorter wavelength of higher energy X-ray waves or the longer wavelength of the lower energy radio waves . (howstuffworks.com)
  • It seems likely there is little X-ray emission coming from a diffuse background,' says Jurgen Schmitt of the institute. (newscientist.com)
  • With other words we can use wide angle x-ray scatter (WAXS) also named x-ray diffuse scattering (XDS) to study structural dynamics in materials. (lu.se)
  • This is also expressed as the wavelength of the rays. (howstuffworks.com)
  • An atomic laser operating at the shortest wavelength yet achieved has been created by bombarding a copper foil with two X-ray pulses tuned to slightly different energies. (nature.com)
  • How often you need x-rays at the dentist depends on your dental health history, risks or symptoms, and your age. (cdc.gov)
  • Computed tomography (a CT scan) combines X-rays with computer technology to create a picture that shows a cross-section, or slice, of the bone. (webmd.com)
  • To see how the pediatric ED at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin was fending on this issue, researchers evaluated abdominal X-ray use during a 7-month preintervention period (November 2012-May 2013). (medscape.com)
  • These body parts contain important structures with very different densities that are easily distinguished on x-rays. (msdmanuals.com)
  • We have shown that X-rays can be detected by single nanowires, with a stronger response expected. (lu.se)
  • The consumer conundrum A good up converting player makes a DVD look a bit softer than a Blu-ray disc on a 40 inch high def display - nothing like the difference between a DVD and an old VHS tape. (zdnet.com)
  • The form of crepuscular rays can vary greatly, creating a diverse array of visual patterns. (atoptics.co.uk)
  • If Hollywood wants to be selling DVDs in 5 years, they need to make Blu-ray an affordable standard. (zdnet.com)
  • X-rays scattered by interstellar dust make the star Cygnus X2 glow like the Moon seen through cloud. (newscientist.com)
  • The fine structure of this x-ray emission (XES) give detailed information on the density of filled states and can be used due to the influence of spin-orbit coupling to track the oxidation and total spin state of the emitting atom. (lu.se)
  • X-ray emission process, here showing the Kα- (F) Kβ (E) and valence-to-core (D) emission process. (lu.se)