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Cerenkov radiation Definition

Ce·ren·kov· radiation (c̸hə ren′kôf′)

noun

radiation emitted when a charged particle travels through a medium at a speed greater than the speed of light through that medium

Etymology: after P. A. Cerenkov (1904-90), Russ physicist

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