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In natural English speech, "scintillation" appears in contexts such as: "The idea is that very, very rarely a dark matter particle may hit a nucleus in the crystal and transfer its energy. This creates a flash of light called a scintillation, which is detected by photomultiplier tubes, very sensitive light detectors, which are positioned above and below each crystal.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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The idea is that very, very rarely a dark matter particle may hit a nucleus in the crystal and transfer its energy.

This creates a flash of light called a scintillation, which is detected by photomultiplier tubes, very sensitive light detectors,

which are positioned above and below each crystal.

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noun

A flash of light; a spark.

noun

The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.

“Do the stars scintillate at all altitudes? Is there any altitude at which it ceases to manifest itself? At Morges the stars in general scintillate at all altitudes, although feebly near the zenith; but on the nights when the scintillation is very faint, it ceases completely at a zenith distance of 45°.”

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