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Cherenkov radiation

or Cerenkov radiation

noun

, Physics.
  1. radiation produced by a particle passing through a medium at a speed greater than that of light through the medium.


Cherenkov radiation

/ tʃɪˈrɛŋkɒf /

noun

  1. the electromagnetic radiation produced when a charged particle moves through a medium at a greater velocity than the velocity of light in that medium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cherenkov radiation1

First recorded in 1935–40; named after P. A. Cherenkov
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cherenkov radiation1

C20: named after Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (1904–90), Soviet physicist

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