ALL meanings of bremsstrahlung
brems·strah·lung
B b - noun bremsstrahlung the radiation produced when an electrically charged particle, esp an electron, is slowed down by the electric field of an atomic nucleus or an atomic ion 3
- noun bremsstrahlung the electromagnetic radiation given off by a high-energy particle, as an electron, when suddenly accelerated or retarded by an electric field or by another charged particle, as an atomic nucleus 3
- noun bremsstrahlung radiation emitted by a charged particle when accelerating, as x-rays emitted by an electron that is scattered by a nucleus. 1