Cherenkov radiation
Noun
Meaning
Cherenkov radiation (uncountable)
Alternative form of Cerenkov radiation
Examples
Best results come from the Super-Kamiokande water Cherenkov radiation detector in Japan. 2015 analysis gave half-life higher than main years via positron decay http://arxiv.
Interaction with other matter Blue Cherenkov radiation light being emitted from a TRIGA reactor pool is due to high-speed beta particles traveling faster than the speed of light ( phase velocity ) in water (which is 75% of the speed of light in vacuum).
The beta particle is moving faster than 0.75 c, but not faster than c. and thus generates blue Cherenkov radiation when it passes through water.
Cherenkov radiation A tachyon with an electric charge would lose energy as Cherenkov radiation citation —just as ordinary charged particles do when they exceed the local speed of light in a medium.
Super Kamiokande is a large volume of water surrounded by photomultiplier tubes that watch for the Cherenkov radiation emitted when an incoming neutrino creates an electron or muon in the water.
The gamma ray collides with an electron through Compton scattering and the accelerated electron can be detected through Cherenkov radiation.