Undulator and Čerenkov Free-Electron Lasers: A Preliminary Comparison
- 20 August 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 53 (8), 779-782
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.53.779
Abstract
A preliminary comparison of the fundamental characteristics of undulator and Čerenkov free-electron lasers is presented. It is assumed that both devices are operating in the Compton regime and that they are driven by a short-pulse relativistic electron beam.Keywords
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