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A mechanism of X- and γ-ray emission by relativistic electrons at interaction with astrophysical objects (maser clouds) is considered and the contribution of this mechanism to the formation of a continuous spectrum and its correlation with radio-wave radiation are investigated. The radiation yield upon deexcitation of a quantum system by an electron exceeds that of “conventional” (i.e., without a change in the quantum-system state) bremsstrahlung at small nuclear charges (Z < 10) and may be about 8% of the total γ-ray intensity. It is shown that in the direction in which the γ-ray intensity increases, one should observe radio waves corresponding to a particular maser source.
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Original Russian Text © A.N. Almaliev, I.V. Kopytin, S.A. Lisovoi, 2008, published in Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Fizicheskaya, 2008, Vol. 72, No. 3, pp. 303–307.
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Almaliev, A.N., Kopytin, I.V. & Lisovoi, S.A. Radio waves and γ-ray emission from astrophysical sources. Bull. Russ. Acad. Sci. Phys. 72, 278–282 (2008). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1062873808030039
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