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Past exam of the particle physics course of the University of Oxford 2017 4 b Solution by
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For bremsstrahlung, the electron scatters from the nucleus by virtual-photon exchange and emits a real photon: . The two lowest-order graphs have emission before or after the Coulomb scattering. One is drawn in the figure; interchanging the emission and exchange vertices gives the other. Their sum is needed for the full gauge-consistent amplitude. Reversing the charged-lepton arrows gives Positron bremsstrahlung, with the same underlying electromagnetic mechanism.
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