Questions tagged [synchrotron-radiation]

What's the difference between cyclotron radiation and synchrotron radiation? The title says it. If there is a difference between a cyclotron and a synchrotron beyond the particles being accelerated in bunches, please clarify. Is bremsstrahlung a…

In synchrotrons electrons lose energy while emitting light so accelerating fields are used to boost up their speed back to >99% of light speed. Why RF (time varying) fields are used for accelerating electrons? Why not constant field? In this…

I'm reading the Willmott's book titled "An introduction to synchrotron radiation". At pg 55 it is stated: "The electric-field lines of a charged particle at rest or in uniform motion propagate radially outwards from the particle at the speed of…