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bremsstrahlung

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Pronunciation
/ˈbɹɛm.ʃtrɑ.ləŋ/
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/ˈbɹɛm.ʃtrɑ.ləŋ/ · /ˈbɹɛms.ʃtrɑ.ləŋ/ · /ˈbɹɛm.strɑ.ləŋ/ · /-lʊŋ/ · /-lʌŋ/

Definition of bremsstrahlung

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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Bremsstrahlung (“braking or deceleration radiation”), which had been coined in German by Arnold Sommerfeld from bremsen (“to brake”) + Strahlung (“radiation”) in 1909, and was first used in English by Arthur Edward Ruark and Harold Urey in 1930.

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