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Quantum-Electrodynamics Approach to Description of Bremsstrahlung of a Fast Charged Particle on an Atom with Account for the Polarization Channel

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In this chapter with the use of the consistent quantum-electrodynamic approach the cross-section of bremsstrahlung of a fast charged particle on a one-electron and multielectron atom was obtained and analyzed within the framework of the first Born approximation.

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Astapenko, V. (2013). Quantum-Electrodynamics Approach to Description of Bremsstrahlung of a Fast Charged Particle on an Atom with Account for the Polarization Channel. 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_2

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