bremsstrahlung

Definition

high-energy electromagnetic radiation in the X-ray energy range emitted by charged particles slowing down by scattering off atomic nuclei

Notes

  • NOTE 1 The primary particle is ultimately absorbed while the bremsstrahlung can be highly penetrating. In space, the most common source of bremsstrahlung is electron scattering.
  • NOTE 2 Its energy is continuously distributed down from the energy of the incident particle.
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