An electromagnetic gamma-ray free electron laser

Eliasson, Bengt and Liu, Chuan-Sheng (2013) An electromagnetic gamma-ray free electron laser. Journal of Plasma Physics, 79 (06). pp. 995-998. ISSN 0022-3778 (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022377813000779)

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Abstract

We present a theoretical model for the generation of coherent gamma rays by a free electron laser, where a high-energy electron beam interacts with an electromagnetic wiggler. By replacing the static undulator with a 1-μm laser wiggler, the resulting radiation would go from X-rays currently observed in experiments, to gamma rays. Coherent light in the gamma-ray range would have wide-ranging applications in the probing of matter on sub-atomic scales.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:46481
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    31 December 2013
    Published
    9 August 2013
    Published Online
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:14 Jan 2014 11:45
    Last modified:19 Apr 2024 00:14
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/46481
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