Cerenkov effect

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00944
Emission of @[email protected] in the @[email protected] and @[email protected] spectrum arising when a charged particle crosses a medium with a velocity greater than that of light in the same medium.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. (Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)) on page 1537 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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