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The Landau-Pomeranchuk-Migdal effect in a thin target

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The Landau, Pomeranchuk, Migdal (LPM) effect (suppression of the bremsstrahlung from high energy electron due to a multiple scattering of an emitting electron in dense media) is considered for the case when thickness of a target is of the order or less than the formation length of radiation. The effects of the polarization of a medium and transition radiation are taken into account as well. Qualitative picture of the phenomenon is discussed in detail. Comparison with recent experimental data is carried out.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9712524,
  title  = {The Landau-Pomeranchuk-Migdal effect in a thin target},
  author = {V. N. Baier and V. M. Katkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9712524},
  year   = {2007}
}

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