Cherenkov effect
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They will harness the Cherenkov effect to enable scientists to calculate the energy and composition of cosmic rays.
From Nature
In 1958 he shared the Nobel Prize with two Soviet colleagues for discovering and explaining the "Cherenkov effect," the bluish glow that occurs when high-energy electrons pass through a transparent substance.
From Time Magazine Archive
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