Experimental verification of reversed Cherenkov radiation in left-handed metamaterial

Phys Rev Lett. 2009 Nov 6;103(19):194801. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.194801. Epub 2009 Nov 2.

Abstract

By using a phased electromagnetic dipole array to model a moving charged particle, we experimentally verified a reversed Cherenkov radiation in the left-handed media in the frequency range from 8.1 to 9.5 GHz. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of new types of particle detectors and radiation generators.