Cerenkov radiation
Cerenkov radiation
nounDefinition of CERENKOV RADIATION
: light produced by charged particles (as electrons) traversing a transparent medium at a speed greater than that of light in the same medium—called also Cerenkov light
Variants of CERENKOV RADIATION
Cerenkov radiation also Cherenkov radiation
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