Cherenkov effect

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Cherenkov radiation
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Pavel_Cherenkov
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1934
gptkbp:emissionColor blue
gptkbp:emits radiation therapy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cherenkov effect
gptkbp:medium dielectric
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pavel_Cherenkov
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear Pavel Cherenkov (1958, Physics)
gptkbp:occurredIn charged particle moves through a dielectric medium faster than the phase velocity of light in that medium
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vavilov–Cherenkov_radiation
superluminal motion
gptkbp:usedIn astrophysics
nuclear reactors
medical imaging
particle detectors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RICH_detectors
gptkb:Ring_Imaging_Cherenkov_detector
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7