17. What kind of the polarization is the synchrotron radiation characterized at the observation angle equaled zero? • Circular; • Linear in the plane of electron orbit; • Linear in the plane being perpendicular to the plane of electron orbit.
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The radiation is emitted tangentially to the path of the electron, resulting in a characteristic cone-shaped beam. At the observation angle equal to zero, we are looking directly along the path of the electron. In this case, the synchrotron radiation is Show more…
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