Laser technology - Free-electron lasers: Status and applications

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作者
O'Shea, PG [1 ]
Freund, HP
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, Inst Plasma Res, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[3] Sci Applicat Int Corp, Mclean, VA 22102 USA
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10.1126/science.1055718
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A free-electron laser consists of an electron beam propagating through a periodic magnetic field. Today such Lasers are used for research in materials science, chemical : technology, biophysical science, medical applications, surface studies, and solid-state physics. Free-electron Lasers with higher average power and shorter wavelengths are under development. Future applications range from industrial processing of materials to light sources for soft and hard x-rays.
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