Čerenkov: visible radiation from superluminal electrons in a medium

What changed

Reported directional visible emission associated with fast charged particles in matter.

Scientific scope

The record is Čerenkov's sole-author 1937 Physical Review paper. It does not absorb Vavilov's supervisory role, Frank and Tamm's theoretical account, later detectors or radiation in every dispersive medium.

Evidence

The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is Čerenkov's sole-author 1937 Physical Review paper. It does not absorb Vavilov's supervisory role, Frank and Tamm's theoretical account, later detectors or radiation in every dispersive medium.

Contributors

• P. A. Čerenkov · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.

• APS record for Čerenkov visible radiation

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