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Since polarization bremsstrahlung can be interpreted as scattering of virtual photons of a charged particle to a real photon by target electrons, PBs spectroscopy is in essence the generalization of ordinary spectroscopy and therefore has a number of features inherent in the latter. When the velocity of a charged particle approaches the velocity of light, this analogy becomes more exact since the electromagnetic field of a relativistic charge is close to the electromagnetic field of a real photon (a plane electromagnetic wave). One of manifestations of the said analogy is the Bragg condition for scattering of a virtual photon by crystal structures agreeing with the ordinary Bragg condition if it is considered that the wave vector of a virtual photon is directed along the velocity of an incident particle.
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Astapenko, V. (2013). Review of Possible PBs Applications for Structure Diagnostics and as an Effective Source of X-ray and UV Radiation. In: Polarization Bremsstrahlung on Atoms, Plasmas, Nanostructures and Solids. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 72. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34082-6_11
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