Cherenkov radiation
Cherenkov radiation or Cerenkov radiation [for P. A. Cherenkov ], light emitted by a transparent medium when charged particles pass through it at a speed greater than the speed of light in the medium. The effect, discovered by Cherenkov in 1934 while he was studying the effects of gamma rays on liquids and explained in 1937 by I. E. Tamm and I. M. Frank, is analogous to the creation of a sonic boom when an object exceeds the speed of sound in a medium. The light is emitted only in directions inclined at a certain angle to the direction of the particles' motion dependent upon the particles' momentum. Thus, by simply measuring the angle between the radiation and the path of the particles, the particles' speed may be determined. The effect is used in the Cherenkov counter, a device for detecting fast particles and determining their speeds or distinguishing between particles of different speeds.
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Navarino's conflict of cultures
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 11/15/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...anniversary of the Battle of Navarino. On 20 October, 170 years...and propaganda had all made Navarino an 'accident' that was waiting...followed was the last great battle fought by sailing ships...though the Navy has won so many battles of this scale over the last...three nations who fought ...
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SPAFFORD LATEST IN LONG LINE OF PARADES; CAMILLUS IS THE BIGGEST, NAVARINO THE SMALLEST IN WESTERN SUBURBS.(Neighbors West)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 5/27/2004; 700+ words
; ...biggest parade in the county, Navarino the smallest. Jordan boasts...ceremony. The fire dates back to battles during the Roman Empire when huge fires were lighted following battles so scattered soldiers could...Memorial Day parade, will rival Navarino for the smallest parade in...
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Freedom's Battle BOOKS
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Section: FEATURES Freedom's Battle The Origins of Humanitarian...Hochschild * 'Freedom's Battle" is really two books that...and Russia sent ships. At Navarino Bay in 1827, in the last great naval battle before the age of steam...generals, envoys, massacres and battles flash by in too ...
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Killing with kindness.(Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The American Conservative; 3/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; [Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian...has written Freedom's Battle to defend the idealism of...of the Ottoman fleet in Navarino Bay in 1827. A more acute...a casualty of fever not battle. The later sections of...
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BIG GUNS IN ARMORY SQUARE CAN AFFORD BATTLE.(Local)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 4/23/2005; 700+ words
; ...problem by creating another. No wonder some people call Syracuse the "Someday City." Irv's golden touch Irv Casler, of Navarino, has an interesting hobby: He pans for gold with a metal detector all over Upstate New York. It's a pastime of the past...
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Thucydides' sources and the Spartan plan at Pylos.
Magazine article from: Hesperia; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...plan to block the entrances to Navarino Bay. The actual topography...by Gomme in his study of the battle of Marathon. Gomme maintained...then fought a sea battle in Navarino Bay, and the Spartans were...Athenians in a naumachia within Navarino Bay rather than a plan to block...
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Daily Newsletter AWN.
Newspaper article from: Military News Agency; 10/15/2004; 700+ words
; ...the Russian ship will participate in the official ceremony, devoted to the anniversary of the Navarino Battle. In the naval battle outside Navarino (Pilos) the allied squadron defeated the Turkish-Egyptian fleet in the course of the Greek...
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The Senior Service to the rescue
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 12/16/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...This led to another successful battle at Acre, in defence of Turkey...into one decisive, accidental battle at Navarino Bay which liberated Greece, the...captured Turks and to each other. Navarino was a brilliant fleet action by...
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Heroes at their best and worst
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 5/19/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...but for the six years that ended with Navarino there were long periods when the only...horror by horror takes the story through to Navarino and the assassination of Kapodhistrias...young Humphreys who ended up praying for battle in the desperate hope that at least some...
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BOB RIEPENHOFF DEER HUNTING 2006 Many years of fun, fellowship; Artifacts stir recollections
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/12/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Volovsek, who died last year after a long battle with cancer. For the entire nine-day...brother, Mark, on the family's land near Navarino, in Shawano County. Years ago, the...hunting, once again, with the Muellers at Navarino. Whether I'll come home with more antlers...
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battle of Navarino
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
battle of Navarino , 1827, naval battle resulting from the intervention of the European powers in the...with troop transports, commanded by Ibrahim Pasha, landed at Navarino (now Pylos). The allied fleet commander, Admiral Sir Edward...
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Navarino, Battle of
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
NAVARINO, BATTLE OF The Battle of Navarino on October 20, 1827, resulted from a joint Anglo-French...naval force. Codrington ordered his squadron to proceed to Navarino Bay on the southwestern coast of the Peloponnese, where an...
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Navarino, battle of, 1827
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Navarino, battle of, 1827. An accidental encounter fought...heavier than most of their adversaries. Navarino Bay is a commodious anchorage in the...under Sir Edward Codrington put into Navarino with the formal intention of escorting...
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Navarino, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Navarino, battle of, 1827. An accidental encounter fought...ships, heavier than their adversaries. Navarino Bay is a commodious anchorage in the...under Sir Edward Codrington put into Navarino to escort the Egyptian ships to Alexandria...
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Pylos
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...modern town of Pílos, formerly known as Navarino, grew up on the south shore of the bay. The Bay of...Athenian naval victory over Sparta in 425 BC and of the battle of Navarino (1827) during the Greek War of Independence.
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