Cherenkov radiation


radiation produced by a particle passing through a medium at a speed greater than that of light through the medium.
noun
the electromagnetic radiation produced when a charged particle moves through a medium at a greater velocity than the velocity of light in that medium
Cherenkov radiation
Variant of Cerenkov radiation.
Cerenkov radiation or Cherenkov radiation
See under Cerenkov effect.

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