Optical wiggler free-electron X-ray laser in the 5 A region
Abstract
The scaling of free-electron lasers down to the X-ray regime is analyzed theoretically. It is shown that the combined use of an optical wiggler and an X-ray Bragg reflecting ring resonator provides enough roundtrip gain to bring the system above threshold in the 5 A region. The proposed system can be built with existing technology.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- December 1983
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1983IJQE...19.1812D
- Keywords:
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- Free Electron Lasers;
- Laser Pumping;
- Optical Resonators;
- X Ray Lasers;
- High Power Lasers;
- Infrared Lasers;
- Power Gain;
- Relativistic Electron Beams;
- Ring Lasers;
- Spontaneous Emission;
- Lasers and Masers