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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The radiation from one beam of charged particles in a storage ring or linear collider caused by its interaction with the electromagnetic field of the other beam. uncountable

Etymology

Blend of beam + bremsstrahlung, coined by John Rees in 1978.

Related phrases

charged particleelectromagnetic fieldstorage ring

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