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terahertz
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terahertz [′terĀ·ə‚hərtz]
(physics)
A unit of frequency, equal to 1012hertz, or 1,000,000 megahertz. Abbreviated THz.


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One such hard-to-reach frequency range is terahertz radiation, which oscillates at trillions of cycles per second.
Advances in Terahertz Imaging: Hamid Tizhoosh, University of Waterloo: Terahertz radiation includes waves between 300 GHz to 10 THz (in some works up to 30 THz).
Terahertz radiation lies in unique region of the spectrum between the microwaves and infrared, and was the last unexploited region of the light and radio wave spectrum.
 
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