Theory of high-gain free-electron lasers
Abstract
A powerful, coherent X-ray source may require a high-gain free-electron laser that makes use of self-amplified spontaneous emission. High gain can be achieved by using a combination of high peak current and a long undulator. The theoretical description of the high-gain FEL starts from the Lorentz-Maxwell equations solved self-consistently.
- Publication:
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A
- Pub Date:
- February 1997
- DOI:
- 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00432-4
- Bibcode:
- 1997NIMPA.393...82C