Cherenkov radiation

English

Noun

Cherenkov radiation (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of Cerenkov radiation.
    • 2006, Eric Nylund, Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, New York: Tor, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 187:
      They were going to remain stealthed, no matter what the cost, and fissile materials exiting Slipspace lit up with Cherenkov radiation—a signal flare to any Covenant ship within light-minutes.
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