From: Randy (cryon@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Dec 30 1998 - 06:37:34 MST
On Tue, 29 Dec 1998 10:34:08 -0800, you wrote:
>As we pass Cerenkov 1.0 in the target, we get a new phenomenon -- Cerenkov
>radiation. This is that distinctive blue glow seen around water-cooled
>reactors. It's just (relatively) harmless light (harmless compared to
>the other blast effects, that is). I mention it only because it's so
>nifty...
Yes...heard much about that as a nuclear reactor operator in the US
Navy some years ago. We used to peer through the leaded glass when
passing the reactor tunnel, hoping to catch a glimpse of the "Cerenkov
glow." Never did see it, though.
However, I did see some Saint Elmo's Fire once though, out to sea on
an aircraft carrier; also a blue glow, but an entirely different
phenomenon....
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Randy
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