Abstract
The optical diffraction radiation of ultrarelativistic electrons at the boundary of a conducting medium is observed experimentally. Backward diffraction radiation, which, like transition radiation, is emitted at the angle of specular reflection from the target, is detected.
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Pis’ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 67, No. 10, 760–764 (25 May 1998)