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
Over time, they detected slow but pronounced changes in this twinkling behavior, known as scintillation.
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
Additionally, organic plastic scintillators suffer from low scintillation yields and low particle radiation tolerances due to their low electron density, which hampers their single-proton detection sensitivity.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
To participate, then, in the pomp of the orchestra, in the full scintillation thereof, was in the highest degree thrilling.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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