CHERENKOV RADIATION


Meaning of CHERENKOV RADIATION in English

[ tʃə'rɛŋkɒf ]

(also Cerenkov radiation )

■ noun Physics electromagnetic radiation emitted by particles moving in a medium at speeds faster than that of light in the same medium.

Origin

1940s: named after the Soviet physicist Pavel Cherenkov .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.