Which of these phenomena will produce synchrotron radiation?
A) spiraling high-speed electrons in a magnetic field
B) heating of matter by compression as it spirals into a black hole
C) radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus
D) slowing down of charged particles as they enter a dense medium such as the atmosphere of a star or of Earth
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