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Cherenkov
UK
/ʧəˈrɛŋkɒf/
US
/ʧəˈrɛŋkɔf/
Translation of "cherenkov" into Russian
Cherenkov
Noun
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/ʧəˈrɛŋkɒf/
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/ʧəˈrɛŋkɔf/
Cherenkov
Cherenkovs pl
Cherenkov radiation is a phenomenon observed when a charged particle moves through a dielectric medium faster than the speed of light in that medium.
Черенко́вское излучение — это явление, наблюдаемое, когда заряженная частица движется через диэлектрическую среду быстрее скорости света в этой среде.
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Cherenkov
Noun
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/ʧəˈrɛŋkɒf/
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/ʧəˈrɛŋkɔf/
Electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle travels through a dielectric medium at a speed greater than the phase velocity of light in that medium; usually used elliptically for “Cherenkov radiation”.
The blue glow in the nuclear reactor pool is caused by Cherenkov.
Cherenkov
Adjective
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Relating to or produced by Cherenkov radiation.
The detector uses a Cherenkov light trigger to identify high-energy particles.
Cherenkov
Proper noun
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/ʧəˈrɛŋkɒf/
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A surname, most famously borne by the Soviet physicist Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (1904–1990), discoverer of Cherenkov radiation.
Pavel Cherenkov received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1958.