Are all emitted photons 100keV in the bremmstralung effect?

[IntuitioN]

Beginners question: When electrons of all a certain kinetic energy (say 100keV) are decelerated are all the photons produced 100keV as well?

 

[dextercioby]

Not really,the electrons can't be really put to rest (excuse the pun),anyway the energy of the photons is not really the energy if the decelerated electrons.

Daniel.

 

[Meir Achuz]

Depending on how the electrons are decelerated, there is usually a continuous spectrum of the emitted radiation. Only a small fraction of the intial electron energy goes into EM radiation. Most of the energy loss is dlue to whatever mechanism stops the electrons.