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light visible electromagnetic radiation . Of the entire electromagnetic spectrum , the human eye is sensitive to only a tiny part, the part that is called light. The wavelengths of visible light range from about 350 or 400 nm to about 750 or 800 nm. The term "light" is often extended to adjac... Read more
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Pavel Alekseevich Cherenkov
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Pavel Alekseevich Cherenkov The principal contribution of the Russian physicist Pavel Alekseevich Cherenkov (1904-1990) was the explanation of...refractive mediums. More is known about the Cherenkov effect than about Pavel Cherenkov himself...
Cherenkov radiation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Cherenkov radiation or Cerenkov radiation [for P. A. Cherenkov ], light emitted by a transparent medium when charged...of light in the medium. The effect, discovered by Cherenkov in 1934 while he was studying the effects of gamma rays...
Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov , 1904-90, Soviet physicist. He shared with the Soviet physicists...Tamm the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery (1934) of Cherenkov radiation . His research opened the way to new studies of high...
Cerenkov radiation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Cerenkov radiation see Cherenkov radiation .

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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...the Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada, Spain. ORM also contains the 17-m Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov detector ( MAGIC ), opened in 2003. A second MAGIC was due for completion in 2007. http://www.iac.es/gabinete...

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On the threshold of Cherenkov astronomy; radiation of extremely high energy from several celestial objects is leading astronomers to extend their science's spectral range yet again.
Magazine article from: Science News; 10/25/1986; ; 700+ words ; On the Threshold of Cherenkov Astronomy How high in energy does the radiation from celestial objects...of a range of very high-energy gamma rays that they call TeV or Cherenkov astronomy, they expect more new developments. TeV is the abbreviation...
Principles and capabilities of high-power microwave generators.
Magazine article from: Journal of Electronic Defense; 1/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...electromagnetic radiation by charged particles: Cherenkov or Smith-Purcell radiation, transition radiation and bremsstrahlung radiation. Cherenkov radiation occurs when electrons move...may also be understood as a form of Cherenkov radiation. Microwave tubes based on...
Deep and meaningful; Neutrino astronomy.(Underwater neutrino telescopes)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 10/26/2002; 700+ words ; ...light they are looking for is called Cherenkov radiation. It is produced when something...down when it passes through matter.) Cherenkov radiation is not produced by neutrinos...called a muon. And muons can generate Cherenkov light. In the case of NESTOR and ANTARES...
Investigators at University of Lodz zero in on particle physics.
Newspaper article from: Electronics Newsweekly; 4/29/2009; 700+ words ; ...fundamental quantity in all experiments based on Cherenkov light measurements, e. g., in imaging air Cherenkov telescopes (IACT). IACTs are commonly...primary hadrons ( mostly protons) in Cherenkov experiments become larger at lower energies...
New findings from M.J. Ohara and co-researchers in the area of analytical chemistry described.
Newspaper article from: Chemicals & Chemistry; 3/20/2009; 700+ words ; ...Y-90 daughter of Sr-90 generates Cherenkov photons in aqueous media that can be...automated fluid handling system coupled to a Cherenkov radiation detector for measuring Sr...fluidically transferred from the column to the Cherenkov detection flow cell for quantification...
New science study findings have been published by scientists at University of Giessen.
Newspaper article from: Electronics Newsweekly; 11/11/2009; 700+ words ; ...Propagation (ToP) Disc DIRC is a novel type of Cherenkov detector, proposed for the particle identification...detectors (detection of internal reflected Cherenkov radiation) are a subtype of ring imaging Cherenkov detectors." "Therefore the working principle...
Reports from Nagoya University highlight recent research in optical research.
Newspaper article from: Journal of Technology; 5/26/2009; 700+ words ; ...wave generation. Here, we show that Cherenkov radiation with waveguide structure is...generation of THz-wave generation with Cherenkov phase matching. Extremely frequency...tuning frequency range of waveguided Cherenkov radiation source was extremely widened...
Research reports on high energy physics from M. Fechner and colleagues provide new insights.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Physics Week; 2/2/2010; 613 words ; ...the impact in future megaton-scale water Cherenkov detectors of identifying proton Cherenkov rings. We estimate the expected event rates...capabilities, adding important capabilities to water Cherenkov detectors in future projects," wrote M...
Report summarizes physics study findings from University of Wuppertal.
Newspaper article from: Physics Week; 3/10/2009; 683 words ; "The Cherenkov radiation is substantially modified in...nontrivial dispersion relation. We consider Cherenkov emission spectra of a point or line charge...which is defined by the generalized Cherenkov condition. We apply our method to a...
Soviets Too Much for U.S. Team, 3-1
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/25/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...game, sent a pinpoint pass to midfielder Sedor Cherenkov in the 29th minute. Cherenkov easily avoided a hesitant Jimmy Banks and relayed...less than a minute left in the first half, Cherenkov gave the Soviets the lead for good. His shot...