scintillation
[noun]
Synonyms: flash, coruscation, glance, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle

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scintillation noun. [sɪntɪ'leɪʃ(ǝ)n] E17.
[Latin scintillatio(n-), formed as SCINTILLATE: see -ATION.]
1. The action of scintillating; an instance of this; a flash, a spark, a brilliant display. M17.
■ S. Johnson A man who..dazzles the attention with sudden scintillations of conceit.
■ De Quincey The sudden scintillation of Kate's dress played upon by the morning sun.

2. spec. The twinkling of the light of the stars. M17.

3. Nuclear Physics. A small flash of visible or ultraviolet light emitted by fluorescence in a phosphor when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon. E20.

Comb.:
scintillation counter a particle counter consisting of a scintillation detector and an electronic counting circuit; scintillation detector a detector for charged particles and gamma rays in which scintillations produced in a phosphor are detected and amplified by a photomultiplier, giving an electrical output signal.

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