Scintillation (physics) - Wikipedia In condensed matter physics, scintillation ( ˈ s ɪ n t ɪ l eɪ ʃ ən SIN-til-ay-shun) is the physical process where a material, called a scintillator, emits ultraviolet or visible light under excitation from high energy photons (X-rays or gamma rays) or energetic particles (such as electrons, alpha particles, neutrons, or ions)
Ionospheric Scintillation - NOAA NWS Space Weather Prediction Center Ionospheric scintillation is the rapid modification of radio waves caused by small scale structures in the ionosphere Severe scintillation conditions can prevent a GPS receiver from locking on to the signal and can make it impossible to calculate a position
What is scintillation and what causes it? - Physics Network Scintillation of radio waves impacts the power and phase of the radio signal Scintillation is caused by small-scale (tens of meters to tens of km) structure in the ionospheric electron density along the signal path and is the result of interference of refracted and or diffracted (scattered) waves How does scintillation work?
Scintillation - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Scintillation is defined as a flash of light emitted when a substance is struck by radioactive material You might find these chapters and articles relevant to this topic Some crystalline materials emit a large number of light photons upon the absorption of ionizing radiation
What is Scintillation | nuclear-power. com Scintillation is a flash of light produced in a transparent material by passing a particle (an electron, an alpha particle, an ion, or a high-energy photon) Scintillation occurs in the scintillator, a key part of a scintillation detector
A framework for scintillation in nanophotonics | Science - AAAS Scintillation, the process by which high-energy particles (HEPs, also known as ionizing radiation) bombarding a material convert their kinetic energy into light, is among the most commonly occurring phenomena in the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter
Stanford: Advanced Optical Ceramics Laboratory Scintillators are materials that are able to convert high energy radiation such as X or gamma-rays to a near visible or visible light They are widely used as detectors in medical diagnostics, high energy physics and geophysical exploration (ref Knoll)
Inorganic scintillating materials and scintillation detectors - PMC Scintillation materials and detectors that are used in many applications, such as medical imaging, security, oil-logging, high energy physics and non-destructive inspection, are reviewed The fundamental physics understood today is explained, and
Scintillator - Wikipedia A scintillator ( ˈsɪntɪleɪtər SIN-til-ay-ter) is a material that exhibits scintillation, the property of luminescence, [1] when excited by ionizing radiation Luminescent materials, when struck by an incoming particle, absorb its energy and scintillate (i e re-emit the absorbed energy in the form of light)