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X-rays from free electrons
published by the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
This NASA webpage provides a description of three ways that the acceleration of free electrons can produce electromagnetic radiation. Each method is illustrated by a diagram. Numerous links define terms and provide further information.
https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/xray_generation_el.h...
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image credit: CERN; image source; larger image This resource was a Physics To Go feature from April 1, 2012 until April 16, 2012. View the feature here!


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Keywords: Acceleration, brehmsstrahlung, charged particle, synchrotron radiation
Record Creator: Metadata instance created March 26, 2012 by Ed Lee
Record Updated: Aug 09, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 October 1, 2010
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(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2006), WWW Document, (https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/xray_generation_el.html).
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X-rays from free electrons (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2006), <https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/xray_generation_el.html>.
APA Format
X-rays from free electrons. (2010, October 1). Retrieved April 20, 2025, from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center: https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/xray_generation_el.html
Chicago Format
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. X-rays from free electrons. Greenbelt: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, October 1, 2010. https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/xray_generation_el.html (accessed 20 April 2025).
MLA Format
X-rays from free electrons. Greenbelt: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, 2006. 1 Oct. 2010. 20 Apr. 2025 <https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/xray_generation_el.html>.
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