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Synchrotron radiation

Radiation produced in synchrotron particle accelerators is used to probe matter on an atomic level. Similar radiation occurs naturally in astronomical objects, revealing the processes that power them

The Diamond Light Source synchrotron in Oxfordshire

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When charged particles perform circular motion in a magnetic field they produce electromagnetic radiation that is highly polarised.

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