Cerenkov Light
Abstract
The bright blue glow from nuclear reactors is Cerenkov light. Karl Slifer describes how nuclear physicists can use this phenomenon to study the nucleus of the atom.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1132052
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; CERENKOV; LIGHT; JEFFERSON LAB; TJNL; KARL SLIFER; PARTICLE; DETECTION
Citation Formats
Slifer, Karl. Cerenkov Light. United States: N. p., 2013.
Web.
Slifer, Karl. Cerenkov Light. United States.
Slifer, Karl. Thu .
"Cerenkov Light". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1132052.
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title = {Cerenkov Light},
author = {Slifer, Karl},
abstractNote = {The bright blue glow from nuclear reactors is Cerenkov light. Karl Slifer describes how nuclear physicists can use this phenomenon to study the nucleus of the atom.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 13 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Thu Jun 13 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
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