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bremsstrahlung
[ brem-shtrah-luhng ]
noun
Physics.
- radiation emitted by a charged particle when accelerating, as x-rays emitted by an electron that is scattered by a nucleus.
bremsstrahlung
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noun
- the radiation produced when an electrically charged particle, especially an electron, is slowed down by the electric field of an atomic nucleus or an atomic ion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bremsstrahlung1
1940–45; < German, equivalent to Brems ( e ) brake + Strahlung radiation
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bremsstrahlung1
C20: German: braking radiation
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Yet other spellers vanquished the likes of huiscoyol, bremsstrahlung and ferraiolone to advance to the finals.
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Avalanches of relativistic runaway electrons, which develop in electric fields within thunderclouds2,3, emit bremsstrahlung γ-rays.
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