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When a charged particle such as an electron or positron is bent in a magnetic field, it loses energy in the form of photons (light) which are given off in a direction tangential to the curved path of the charged particle. These photons are called Synchrotron Radiation after the high energy physics machine where they were first observed. The photon energy increases with the 4th power of the beam energy and decreases with the square of the radius of curvature. Synchrotron light, or X-rays, are used for beam observation purposes, for the study of the structure of matter, and for medical research.
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