Askaryan radiation

noun

Synonym of Askaryan effect.

Meanings

nounAskaryan radiation (uncountable)
  1. particleuncommonuncountablenatural sciencesSynonym of Askaryan effect.

    Synonyms: Askaryan effect

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Askaryan effect.

Origin

Named after Soviet-Armenian physicist Gurgen Askaryan, who postulated it in 1962.

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