A comparison of the bremsstrahlung yields from 53 keV electrons on gold targets produced by PENELOPE and experiment

摘要

We compare the predictions for the bremsstrahlung probability densities for 53 keV electrons on gold targets produced by the Monte Carlo program, PENELOPE, to experimental results. A comparison of the results indicates that bremsstrahlung produced by solid targets is best described by ordinary bremsstrahlung alone and that there are no significant polarizational bremsstrahlung contributions.