1960s; earliest use found in Physical Review Letters. From the name of Isaak Jakovlevič Pomerančuk + -on, after Pomeranchuk pole, Pomeranchuk trajectory.
Definition of Pomeranchukon in US English:
Pomeranchukon
nounˌpɒməˈrantʃʊkɒn
Particle Physics
= pomeron.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Physical Review Letters. From the name of Isaak Jakovlevič Pomerančuk + -on, after Pomeranchuk pole, Pomeranchuk trajectory.