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We derive an expression for the Cerenkov radiation off a charged particle, in an isotropic permeable medium, moving parallel to a perfectly conducting neutral plate providing areflecting surface. The derivation is given from a quantum field-theoretical viewpoint. The motivation of the work is that a Cerenkov counter and the observation of the resulting spectrum would not only provide information on the presence of a charged particle in the conventional sense but would also indicate the presence of a reflecting surface deep within the medium and its approximate location.
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Work supported in part by D.N.D. under CRAD No. 3610-637: FUHDT.
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Manoukian, E.B. čerenkov radiation in a medium with a conducting plate. Nuov Cim A 107, 503–506 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02831453
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02831453