A simplified description of X-ray free-electron lasers

It is shown that an elementary semi-quantitative approach explains essential features of the X-ray free-electron laser mechanism, in particular those of the gain and saturation lengths. Using mathematical methods and derivations simpler than complete theories, this treatment reveals the basic physic...

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Autores principales: Margaritondo, G., Rebernik Ribic, Primoz
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Union of Crystallography 2011
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Research Papers
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3042323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21335894
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S090904951004896X
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description It is shown that an elementary semi-quantitative approach explains essential features of the X-ray free-electron laser mechanism, in particular those of the gain and saturation lengths. Using mathematical methods and derivations simpler than complete theories, this treatment reveals the basic physics that dominates the mechanism and makes it difficult to realise free-electron lasers for short wavelengths. This approach can be specifically useful for teachers at different levels and for colleagues interested in presenting X-ray free-electron lasers to non-specialized audiences.
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spelling pubmed-30423232011-03-10 A simplified description of X-ray free-electron lasers Margaritondo, G. Rebernik Ribic, Primoz J Synchrotron Radiat Research Papers It is shown that an elementary semi-quantitative approach explains essential features of the X-ray free-electron laser mechanism, in particular those of the gain and saturation lengths. Using mathematical methods and derivations simpler than complete theories, this treatment reveals the basic physics that dominates the mechanism and makes it difficult to realise free-electron lasers for short wavelengths. This approach can be specifically useful for teachers at different levels and for colleagues interested in presenting X-ray free-electron lasers to non-specialized audiences. International Union of Crystallography 2011-03-01 2011-01-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3042323/ /pubmed/21335894 http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S090904951004896X Text en © G. Margaritondo et al. 2011 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3042323/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S090904951004896X
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