beamstrahlung

Questions

What does beamstrahlung mean?

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.

Where does beamstrahlung come from?

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

How to pronounce beamstrahlung

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