Zur Cerenkov-Strahlung von Elektronen dicht über einem Dielektrikum
The Cerenkov radiation of an electron moving parallel to a dielectric boundary is calculated usingToraldo di Francia's expansion of the electron field in a set of evanescent waves. The radiation field is composed of these waves which are refracted at the boundary. In contrast to a previous treatment of this problem byLinhart it is shown that in addition to the TM-waves TE -waves are produced of comparable energy. The angular and frequency distribution is discussed for both types of waves.