Cerenkov radiation
noun
Ce·ren·kov radiation
chə-ˈreŋ-kȯf-
chər-ˈyeŋ-
: light produced by charged particles (such as electrons) traversing a transparent medium at a speed greater than that of light in the same medium
called also Cerenkov light
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