Free-Electron Lasers Push Into New Frontiers

Journal Article · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2003

OSTI ID:808580

Benson, Stephen V

From the early days of the development of free-electron lasers (FELs) the promise of high power and short wavelengths has tantalized physicists and other scientists. Recent developments in accelerator technologies and some new discoveries about the physics of FELs have allowed researchers to push the performance of FELs into new frontiers of high power, short wavelength, and ultra-short pulses. Spin-offs from the FELs have also opened up new radiation sources in the THz, X-ray and gamma ray wavelength ranges.

• Research Organization: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84ER40150
• OSTI ID: 808580
• Report Number(s): JLAB-ACC-03-01; DOE/ER/40150-2431; TRN: US0302325
• Resource Relation: Other Information: No Journal information given for this preprint; PBD: 1 Mar 2003
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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