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'''Cherenkov radiation''' is a type of radiation emitted by plutonium, such as in [[HORNET mine]]s, when transitioning from [[Slipspace]] to realspace. It is extremely powerful, reaching across light-minutes. | '''Cherenkov radiation''' is a type of radiation emitted by plutonium, such as in [[HORNET mine]]s, when transitioning from [[Slipspace]] to realspace. It is extremely powerful, reaching across light-minutes. This is what gives slipspace entry and exit the unique blue colouration, and usually alerts in-system enemy ships to their arrival. Covenant ships apparently also give off Cherenkov radiation, though whther it is emitted by plutonium or some other material on their ships is unknown. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | ||
[[Category:Technology]][[Category:Terms and Phrases]] | [[Category:Technology]][[Category:Terms and Phrases]] | ||
Revision as of 23:00, April 22, 2007
Cherenkov radiation is a type of radiation emitted by plutonium, such as in HORNET mines, when transitioning from Slipspace to realspace. It is extremely powerful, reaching across light-minutes. This is what gives slipspace entry and exit the unique blue colouration, and usually alerts in-system enemy ships to their arrival. Covenant ships apparently also give off Cherenkov radiation, though whther it is emitted by plutonium or some other material on their ships is unknown.
