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The geometry of the Cherenkov radiation. In the figure, v is the velocity of the particle (red arrow), β is v/c, n is the refractive index of the medium. The blue arrows shows the direction of the radiation. So:

Made by Arpad Horvath (previous versions en:Image:Cherenkov.png and hu:Image:Cserenkov.png)

I created it with xfig (Xfig source: http://www.szgti.bmf.hu/harp/gnu/particle-physics/cserenkov.fig ), I saved it to SVG, and modified with Inkscape.

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Cherenkov radiation glowing in the core of a TRIGA reactor Cherenkov radiation (also spelled Cerenkov or sometimes ÄŒerenkov) is electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle passes through an insulator at a speed greater than the speed of light in the medium. ...


 

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