Askaryan effect
Askaryan effect noun: the phenomenon whereby a particle traveling faster than the phase velocity of light in a dense dielectric (such as salt, ice or the lunar regolith) produces a shower of secondary charged particles which contains a charge anisotropy and emits a cone of coherent radiation in the radio or microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Noun
Askaryan effect (plural Askaryan effects)
- The phenomenon whereby a particle traveling faster than the phase velocity of light in a dense dielectric (such as salt, ice or the lunar regolith) produces a shower of secondary charged particles which contains a charge anisotropy and emits a cone of coherent radiation in the radio or microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Synonyms:
- Askaryan radiation
Synonyms of Askaryan effect
Forms of Askaryan effect
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Origin of Askaryan effect
Named after Soviet-Armenian physicist Gurgen Askaryan, who postulated it in 1962.
Questions about Askaryan effect
- What does Askaryan effect mean?
- Askaryan effect means the phenomenon whereby a particle traveling faster than the phase velocity of light in a dense dielectric (such as salt, ice or the lunar regolith) produces a shower of secondary charged particles which contains a charge anisotropy and emits a cone of coherent radiation in the radio or microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- What part of speech is Askaryan effect?
- Askaryan effect is a noun.
- What is the plural of Askaryan effect?
- The plural of Askaryan effect is Askaryan effects.
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