Visual sensations induced by Cerenkov radiation.
Pulses of relativistic singly charged particles entering the eyeball induce a variety of visual phenomena by means of Cerenkov radiation generated during their passage through the vitreous. These phenomena are similar in appearance to many of the visual sensations experienced by Apollo astronauts exposed to the cosmic rays in deep space.
D003623:Dark Adaptation; D004601:Elementary Particles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011827:Radiation; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology; D013026:Space Flight; D014796:Visual Perception