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The main features of optical transition radiation (OTR) backward emitt
ed by a 1 MeV electron beam crossing a vacuum-to-metal boundary are pr
esented. The possible use of OTR as a diagnostic tool for such a low e
nergy beam is discussed, and some preliminary experimental data are pr
esented.