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nousername
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Hey guys,
I have a couple of questions regarding X-rays and how they are produced.
1) Is an X-ray an electromagnetic wave or a photon?
2) Why is it that when the electrons collide with the anode in an x-ray tube, X-rays are emitted and not any other electromagnetic wave/photon?
3) When the electrons are being accelerated from cathode to the anode by the potential difference applied across the X-ray tube, how come they don't emit an electromagnetic wave? According to maxwells theory of electromagnetism, electromagnetic waves are emitted when an electron is accelerating. And isn't this how electrons emit electromagnetic waves in antennas? So how come these ones dont?
Thanks
I have a couple of questions regarding X-rays and how they are produced.
1) Is an X-ray an electromagnetic wave or a photon?
2) Why is it that when the electrons collide with the anode in an x-ray tube, X-rays are emitted and not any other electromagnetic wave/photon?
3) When the electrons are being accelerated from cathode to the anode by the potential difference applied across the X-ray tube, how come they don't emit an electromagnetic wave? According to maxwells theory of electromagnetism, electromagnetic waves are emitted when an electron is accelerating. And isn't this how electrons emit electromagnetic waves in antennas? So how come these ones dont?
Thanks