It is shown that taking account of slowing-down of relativistic heavy ions in a solid-state radiator leads to the appearance of a diffraction-like structure in the spectral distributions of Vavilov–Čerenkov radiation with width proportional to the stopping power and thickness of the radiator.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 88–94, April, 2013.
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Fiks, E.I., Pivovarov, Y.L. Spectral distributions of Vavilov–Čerenkov radiation of relativistic heavy ions with allowance for their slowing-down in a radiator. Russ Phys J 56, 456–462 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-013-0055-z
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