Multiple Choice
In a Cherenkov radiation detector a neutrino
A) passing through water is slowed down and emits a flash of light.
B) interacts with a deuterium nucleus, forcing the emission of an electron that moves faster than light in water and emits a flash of light.
C) interacts with a hydrogen atom forcing it to move rapidly through water and emit a flash of light.
D) strikes a photomultiplier, causing it to emit a flash of light.
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