What causes the cooling water in a nuclear reactor to glow blue? Radiation, yes, but what is the mechanism?

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2007-01-22 01:38:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

Cherenkov radiation. It is emitted when a particle moves faster in a particualr medium than the speed of light in that medium.

2007-01-22 01:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's Cherenkov radiation. Here's an article on it ---

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherenkov_radiation

2007-01-22 09:43:12 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋