Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (Russian Павел Алексеевич Черенков) (July 28, 1904 - January 6, 1990) was a Soviet physicist and Nobel Prize winner. July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was born in the town of Nizhniaya Chigla, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. His parents, Aleksei and Mariya Cherenkov, were peasants. Voronezh Oblast (Russian:Воро́нежская о́бласть) is a regional subdivision of Russia. ...

He graduated from the Department of Physics and Mathematics of Voronezh State University in 1928, in 1930 he took a post as a senior researcher in the Lebedev Institute of Physics. Later Cherenkov was promoted to the section leader, and in 1940 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Physico-Mathematical Sciences. In 1953 he was confirmed as Professor of Experimental Physics. Since 1959 he headed the photo-meson processes laboratory. He remained a professor for fourteen years. In 1970 he became an Academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Voronezh State University is one of the main universities in Central Russia. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a Russian research institute specializing in physics. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ...

In 1934, while working under S.I. Vavilov, Cherenkov observed the emission of blue light from a bottle of water subjected to radioactive bombardment. This Cerenkov effect, associated with charged atomic particles moving at velocities higher than the speed of light in the local medium, proved to be of great importance in subsequent experimental work in nuclear physics, and for the study of cosmic rays. The Cerenkov detector has become a standard piece of equipment in atomic research for observing the existence and velocity of high-speed particles. The device was installed in Sputnik III. 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov (March 12, 1891–January 25, 1951) was a Soviet physicist, the President of the USSR Academy of Sciences from July 1945 until his death, and the brother of Nikolai Vavilov. ... Cherenkov effect at the [http://www. ... Particles explode from the collision point of two relativistic velocity (100 GeV) gold ions in the STAR detector of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. ... Cherenkov effect in a swimming pool nuclear reactor. ... Nuclear physics is the branch of physics concerned with the nucleus of the atom. ... Cosmic rays can loosely be defined as energetic particles originating outside of the Earth. ... Sputnik 1 The Sputnik program was a series of unmanned space missions launched by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s to demonstrate the viability of artificial satellites. ...

Pavel Cherenkov has also shared in the development and construction of electron accelerators and in the investigations of photo-nuclear and photo-meson reactions. One of the early particle accelerators responsible for development of the atomic bomb. ...

Cherenkov was awarded USSR State Prizes in 1946 (with Vavilov, Frank, and Tamm), in 1952, and 1977. In 1958, he got the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the Cherenkov effect. He was also awarded Hero of Socialist Labor title in 1984. The USSR State Prize (Russian:Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР) was the Soviet Unions highest civilian honour. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov (March 12, 1891–January 25, 1951) was a Soviet physicist, the President of the USSR Academy of Sciences from July 1945 until his death, and the brother of Nikolai Vavilov. ... Ilya Mikhailovich Frank (Russian: Илья́ Миха́йлович Франк) (1908 – 1990) was a Soviet winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1958 jointly with Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov and Igor Y. Tamm, also of the Soviet Union. ... Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm (Russian И́горь Евге́ньевич Та́мм, also transcribed sometimes as Igor Evgenevich Tamm) (July 8, 1895 – April 12, 1971) was a Russian physicist. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Hero of Socialist Labor medal. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1930 he married Marya Putintseva, daughter of A.M. Putintsev, Professor of Russian Literature. They had a son, Aleksei, and a daughter, Elena. Pavel Cherenkov died in Moscow and put to rest at Novodevichy Cemetery. 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... Novodevichy Cemetery (Новодевичье кла́дбище) is located in Moscow, Russia and is the citys third most popular tourist site. ...

The "Cherenkov drive" in Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers was probably named for Cherenkov and his work. Heinlein autographing at the 1976 Worldcon Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was one of the most influential authors in the science fiction genre. ... Starship Troopers cover Starship Troopers is a science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein first published in 1959. ...

External link

• Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (http://www.nobel-winners.com/Physics/pavel_alekseyevich_cherenkov.html)
• Cherenkov Radiation Pictures (http://www.ifeeder.net/fsearch.asp?s=CERENKOV)