Free-Electron Lasers

Free-electron lasers are tunable, potentially powerful sources of coherent radiation over a broad range of wavelengths from the far-infrared to the far-ultraviolet regions of the spectrum. These unique capabilities make them suitable for a broad variety of applications from medicine to strategic def...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1988-03, Vol.239 (4844), p.1115-1121
Main Author: Brau, Charles A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
420300 - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)
ACCELERATORS
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
BEAMS
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
COHERENT RADIATION
COOLING
COST
CYCLIC ACCELERATORS
CYCLOTRONS
DESIGN
Design and construction
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
Electromagnetism
electron and ion optics
ELECTROMAGNETS
ELECTRON BEAMS
Electron energy
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
Electrons
ENGINEERING
Exact sciences and technology
FAR INFRARED RADIATION
FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
FREE ELECTRON LASERS
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
INFRARED RADIATION
Laser beams
Laser power
Laser spectroscopy
LASERS
LEPTON BEAMS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETS
MEDICINE
MICROTRONS
NATIONAL DEFENSE
PARTICLE BEAMS
PHYSICS
POWER
Quantum optics
Radiation by moving charges
RADIATIONS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESONATORS
SOLID STATE PHYSICS
STORAGE RINGS
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TUNING
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
USES
VISIBLE RADIATION
Wavelengths
WIGGLER MAGNETS
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Summary:Free-electron lasers are tunable, potentially powerful sources of coherent radiation over a broad range of wavelengths from the far-infrared to the far-ultraviolet regions of the spectrum. These unique capabilities make them suitable for a broad variety of applications from medicine to strategic defense.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.239.4844.1115