bremsstrahlung

[brem-shtrah-luhng]

brems·strah·lung

[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.

Origin:
1940–45; < German, equivalent to Brems(e) brake + Strahlung radiation
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Bremsstrahlung is always a great word to know.
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a sequence of changing states that produces a final state identical to the original one; one of a succession of periodically recurring events
a radiation of high penetrating power that originates in outer space and consists partly of high-energy atomic nuclei
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bremsstrahlung (ˈbrɛmzˌʃtrɑːləŋ)
 
n
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
 
[C20: German: braking radiation]

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