This article concerns the physical phenomenon of synchrotron radiation. For details on the production of this radiation in laboratories, see
synchrotron. For applications, see
synchrotron light. Synchrotron radiation is
electromagnetic radiation, similar to
cyclotron radiation, but generated by the acceleration of
ultrarelativistic (i.e., moving near the
speed of light) charged particles through magnetic fields. This may be achieved artificially by storage rings in a
synchrotron, or naturally by fast moving electrons moving through magnetic fields in space. The radiation typically includes
radio waves,
infrared light,
visible light,
ultraviolet light, and
x-rays.
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The emission of
electromagnetic radiation caused by the spiralling of
electrons around magnetic field lines. Any moving charged particle experiences a force in a magnetic field constraining it to a circular path with a force (and hence acceleration) towards the centre. An accelerating charged particle produces
electromagnetic radiation (this is the only origin of all em radiation).
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