Free Electron Laser: Operating Principles

  • Emilio Giovenale
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Part of the NATO Science Series book series (NAII, volume 90)

Abstract

Free Electron Laser (FEL) is one of the most recent among coherent radiation sources: in 1977 J.M.J Madey and coworkers at Stanford University obtained first lasing from an FEL operating at λ = 3.417 μm, with Δλ = 8 nm bandwidth and an average power of 360 mW [1].

Keywords

Light Pulse Free Electron Laser Electron Bunch Relativistic Electron Beam Travelling Wave Tube 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Emilio Giovenale
    • 1
  1. 1.ENEA-Frascati; INN/FIS/LACFrascatiItaly

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