Interference Peak in the Spectrum of Bremsstrahlung on Two Amorphous Targets

TL;DR

This paper studies the interference effects in bremsstrahlung spectra from two amorphous targets, revealing a complex pattern of suppression and enhancement, and compares theoretical models with experimental data.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed analysis of interference peaks in bremsstrahlung spectra, comparing classical and quantum models with experimental results.

Findings

Spectral suppression at low frequencies

Adjacent enhancement in the spectrum

Classical effects cancel out overall

Abstract

We investigate the interference pattern in the spectrum of non-dipole bremsstrahlung on two amorphous foils. Apart from suppression at lowest $\omega$, the spectrum exhibits an enhancement adjacent to it. In classical electrodynamics, the net effect of suppression and enhancement proves to be zero. We study the location and the origin of the spectral features, comparing predictions of full Moli\`ere averaging with those of the Gaussian averaging with Coulomb corrections to the rms multiple scattering angle. Comparison with experimental data, and with previous theoretical predictions is presented.