Scintillation can refer to: * Scintillation (astronomy), atmospheric effects which influence astronomical observations * Interplanetary scintillation, fluctuations of radio waves caused by the solar wind * Scintillation (physics), a flash of light produced in certain materials when they absorb ionizing radiation * Scintillation (radar), an apparent rapid target displacement occurring on radar displays * Scintillation (medicine), a rapidly oscillating pattern of visual distortions, often associated with migraine aura *

Scintillation counter A scintillation counter is an instrument for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation by using the excitation effect of incident radiation on a scintillating material, and detecting the resultant light pulses. It consists of a scintillator w ...

, a device that measures ionizing radiation * Scintillating grid illusion, an image in which compounded color contrasts cause an optical illusion of visual artifacts

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