Visual Sensations Induced by Cerenkov Radiation

Visual Sensations Induced by Cerenkov Radiation

Pulses of relativistic singly charged particles entering the eyeball induce a variety of visual phenomena by means of Cerenkov radiation generated during their passage through the vitreous. These phenomena are similar in appearance to many of the visual sensations experienced by Apollo astronauts ex...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1975-08, Vol.189 (4201), p.453-454
Hauptverfasser: McNulty, P. J., Pease, V. P., Bond, V. P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Astronauts
Cerenkov radiation
Dark Adaptation
Elementary Particles
Humans
Male
Muons
Photons
Pions
Radiation
Relativistic particles
Retina
Retina - physiology
Salt domes
Space Flight
Space life sciences
Spectral sensitivity
Visual Perception
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Zusammenfassung:Pulses of relativistic singly charged particles entering the eyeball induce a variety of visual phenomena by means of Cerenkov radiation generated during their passage through the vitreous. These phenomena are similar in appearance to many of the visual sensations experienced by Apollo astronauts exposed to the cosmic rays in deep space.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1154020