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bremsstrahlung

[ brem-shtrah-luhng ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. radiation emitted by a charged particle when accelerating, as x-rays emitted by an electron that is scattered by a nucleus.


bremsstrahlung

/ ˈbrɛmzˌʃtrɑːləŋ /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bremsstrahlung1

1940–45; < German, equivalent to Brems ( e ) brake + Strahlung radiation
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bremsstrahlung1

C20: German: braking radiation
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Example Sentences

Yet other spellers vanquished the likes of huiscoyol, bremsstrahlung and ferraiolone to advance to the finals.

Avalanches of relativistic runaway electrons, which develop in electric fields within thunderclouds2,3, emit bremsstrahlung γ-rays.

From Nature

Technology currently used in the United States and United Kingdom generates this radiation through a process known as 'bremsstrahlung', in which decelerating charged particles emit γ-rays at a range of energies.

Bremsstrahlung, in contrast, releases radiation at a broad range of energies.

Technology currently used in the United States and United Kingdom generates this radiation through a process known as 'bremsstrahlung', in which decelerating charged particles emit γ-rays at a range of energies.

From Nature

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