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scintillation

[sin-tl-ay-shuhn] / ˌsɪn tlˈeɪ ʃən /


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Rather than analyzing words, however, this Transformer examines patterns among the scintillation photons recorded by the detector.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Over time, they detected slow but pronounced changes in this twinkling behavior, known as scintillation.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026

They found that the strength of scintillation varied noticeably over periods lasting from days to several months.

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

The experimenter folded himself into that cramped space and fixed his eye on a scintillation screen capturing flashes from a bombarded lithium target.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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