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What Happens When Light Goes Boom? Part 4: What Brad Bradington Is Good For

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What Happens When Light Goes Boom? Part 4: What Brad Bradington Is Good For
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Cherenkov radiation isn't just a beautiful phenomenon. It turns up in nuclear reactors, in the upper atmosphere, in gamma ray telescopes on three continents, in a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice, and in hospital imaging suites. Here's what a light boom is actually good for.

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