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Cherenkov Radiation is analogous to a "sonic-boom of light". There are two vital parts to Cherenkov Radiation. The first is a dielectric medium and the second is a a charged particle moving faster than the phase- velocity of light. A dielectric medium is simply a medium that is an insulator but can be polarized by an external electric field. | Cherenkov Radiation is analogous to a "sonic-boom of light". There are two vital parts to Cherenkov Radiation. The first is a dielectric medium and the second is a a charged particle moving faster than the phase- velocity of light. A dielectric medium is simply a medium that is an insulator but can be polarized by an external electric field. | ||
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Revision as of 19:58, 2 December 2015
Nikhil Shukla (nshukla30)
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Cherenkov radiation, named for Soviet Scientist Pavel A. Cherenkov, is a fascinating phenomena that occurs when charges move faster than light through a particular medium. One commonly recognized example of Cherenkov radiation is in nuclear reactors which have a characteristic blue glow as a result [1].
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Cherenkov Radiation is analogous to a "sonic-boom of light". There are two vital parts to Cherenkov Radiation. The first is a dielectric medium and the second is a a charged particle moving faster than the phase- velocity of light. A dielectric medium is simply a medium that is an insulator but can be polarized by an external electric field.
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The phenomena was initially discovered by Mallet in 1929. However, the radiation was studied by Soviet physicist Pavel A. Cherenkov from 1934-1938. It was later explained by Ilya M. Frank and Igor Y. Tamm in 1937. [2]
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