Polarization bremsstrahlung of fast electrons on metal nanospheres in a dielectric matrix in view of plasmon interference effects

The paper is devoted to the theoretical analysis of polarization bremsstrahlung (PB) [1] due to scattering of fast electrons by a metal nanosphere embedded in a dielectric matrix in a frequency region in the vicinity of dipole and quadrupole plasmon resonances. Here we take into account plasmon interference effects that arise in the frequency-angular distribution of PB. These effects are a consequence of interrelation between contributions to PBs due to a plasmon on the sphere surface of different multipolarity. Our approach is based on the Fermi method of equivalent photons [2] and the Mie theory of radiation scattering by small metal particles [3]. It is shown that taking into account plasmon interference in the PB differential cross-section results in specific features in the spectral distribution of an emitted photon that depend strongly on the radiation angle and nanosphere radius.