# beamstrahlung

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The radiation from one beam of charged particles in a storage ring or linear collider caused by its interaction with the electromagnetic field of the other beam.

## Etymology
Blend of beam + bremsstrahlung, coined by John Rees in 1978.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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