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The Physics of Free Electron Lasers

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Evgeny L. Saldin

    1. Automatic Systems Corporation, Samara, Russia

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  2. Evgeny A. Schneidmiller

    1. Automatic Systems Corporation, Samara, Russia

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  3. Mikhail V. Yurkov

    1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia

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  • The free electron laser will play a crucial role in the beginning 21st century
  • This book describes consistently all aspects of the free electron laser
  • This book is up to date and unique
  • The authors are leading experts
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advanced Texts in Physics (ADTP)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Introduction

    • Evgeny L. Saldin, Evgeny A. Schneidmiller, Mikhail V. Yurkov
    Pages 1-11

  3. One-Dimensional Theory of the FEL Amplifier

    • Evgeny L. Saldin, Evgeny A. Schneidmiller, Mikhail V. Yurkov
    Pages 13-86

  4. One-Dimensional Theory of the FEL Oscillator

    • Evgeny L. Saldin, Evgeny A. Schneidmiller, Mikhail V. Yurkov
    Pages 87-153

  5. Diffraction Effects in the FEL Amplifier

    • Evgeny L. Saldin, Evgeny A. Schneidmiller, Mikhail V. Yurkov
    Pages 155-261

  6. Waveguide FELs

    • Evgeny L. Saldin, Evgeny A. Schneidmiller, Mikhail V. Yurkov
    Pages 263-351

  7. FEL Amplifier Start-up from Shot Noise

    • Evgeny L. Saldin, Evgeny A. Schneidmiller, Mikhail V. Yurkov
    Pages 353-424

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 425-464
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About this book

This book contains a systematic treatment of the basic principles of free elec­ tron laser (FEL) physics. It is primarily intended for physicists specializing in FEL physics and related fields: laser physics, microwave electronics, particle accelerator physics, etc. At the same time it might be useful for those who use the FEL as a research or industrial tool. The treatment requires that the reader has a knowledge of classical me­ chanics and electrodynamics. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the kinetic theory of charged particle beams, in particular the Vlasov equa­ tion. All the results presented here are derived from "first principles", and all steps involving physical principles are given. To preserve a self-consistent style, we place the derivation of auxiliary results in appendices. Theoretical study is performed with an extensive use of similarity tech­ niques, so the results obtained are simultaneously highly general and com­ pletely specified. The use of similarity techniques involves a particular way of thinking and leads to a deeper insight into FEL physics. We use a synthetic approach to present the material: some simple models are studied first, and more complicated ones are introduced gradually. We start with the one-dimensional theory of the FEL amplifier and FEL oscilla­ tor. Then we move on the analysis of diffraction effects and waveguide effects. Finally, we introduce the reader to the part of FEL theory dealing with the start-up from shot noise in the electron beam.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Automatic Systems Corporation, Samara, Russia

    Evgeny L. Saldin, Evgeny A. Schneidmiller

  • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia

    Mikhail V. Yurkov

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