Cherenkov radiation

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Cherenkov radiation. 1 connected concept: Bruno Pontecorvo (related to).

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Cherenkov radiation is an electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle passes through a dielectric medium at a speed greater than the phase velocity of light in that medium.

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experimental detection method for neutrinos
Pontecorvo proposed using the detection of Cherenkov radiation in large water tanks as a practical method to observe neutrinos, a technique now used in major observatories.
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