scintillation
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The detector's PMTs operate simultaneously to capture tiny flashes of scintillation light produced when neutrinos interact inside the detector.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
All radio signals that pass through interstellar space experience scintillation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026
Strong scintillation can help distinguish natural cosmic signals from radio interference created by human technology.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026
With each technological shift, the scintillation of new possibilities meets the tug of obsolescence.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
On April 16 Cockcroft and Walton nervously summoned Rutherford to the basement so he might see for himself a scintillation pattern they thought heavily suggestive of alpha particles.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
