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Free-Electron Lasers: Bright Light Sources for the Future

Patrick G. O'Shea

FREE-ELECTRON LASERS (FELs) WILL BE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF LIGHT SOURCES WHERE THE PRODUCTION OF COHERENT, SHORT PULSE RADIATION AT X-RAY WAVELENGTHS IS DESIRED. O'SHEA DETAILS THE MECHANICS OF FELs THEN TAKES A LOOK AT CURRENT AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS.

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Publish Date: 01 May 1998

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