Transition radiation detectors with a dihedral angle or a cone as a radiator

The spectral and angular distributions of the transition radiation produced by a charge crossing an interface shaped like a dihedral angle or a cone are considered. The effects of the variation in the dihedral angle and cone angle, the location of the crossing point on the interface, and the direction of the charge motion on the spatial distribution of the radiation are discussed. The radiation characteristics of the particles that are incident on the interface and those leaving it are given. The features of transition-radiation detectors with dihedral-angle or cone radiators and detectors with plane-surface radiators are compared.