Theory of free-electron lasers

P Sprangle, RA Smith - Physical Review A, 1980 - APS
A general analysis is presented of free-electron lasers in which a static periodic magnetic
pump field is scattered from a relativistic electron beam. The steady-state formulation of the …

Nonlinear theory of free-electron lasers and efficiency enhancement

P Sprangle, CM Tang, WM Manheimer - Physical Review A, 1980 - APS
The development of lasers in which the active medium is a relativistic stream of free
electrons has recently evoked much interest. The potential advantages of such free-electron …

On the stability of a magnetized plasma in a large amplitude circularly polarized wave

L Stenflo - Physica Scripta, 1980 - iopscience.iop.org
A general dispersion relation is derived for a plasma in a helical magnetic field of arbitrarily
large amplitude. Comparisons are made with previous results for large amplitude waves …

Nonlinear analysis of the free‐electron lasers utilizing a linear wiggler field

CM Tang, P Sprangle - Journal of Applied Physics, 1981 - pubs.aip.org
Free-electron lasers (FEL's) based on stimulated scattering from relativistic electron beams
show great potential for becoming a new class of efficient devices capable of generating …

The electrostatic stability of a magnetized plasma in a large amplitude circularly polarized wave

L Stenflo - Physica Scripta, 1985 - iopscience.iop.org
The Electrostatic Stability of a Magnetized Plasma in a Large Amplitude Circularly Polarized
Wave Page 1 Physica Scripta The Electrostatic Stability of a Magnetized Plasma in a Large …

Formulation of normalized nonlinear free electron laser equations

CM Tang, P Sprangle - Journal of Applied Physics, 1982 - pubs.aip.org
The general nonlinear self‐consistent equations describing the FEL in the steady‐state
amplifying configuration is derived with the space‐charge effects and all the efficiency …

Forced coherent scattering of electromagnetic waves by a relativistic beam of oscillators

VI Miroshnichenko - Radiofizika, 1980 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
The study deals with the kinetic theory of coherent scattering of an unordinary
electromagnetic wave, caused by relativistic beam electrons propagating in the constant …

On Undulator Radiation in Infrared and Millimeter Wave Ranges: Part 1—Classical Description

GN Gestrin, BP Yefimov - International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter …, 2003 - Springer
In this paper the results of theoretical and experimental research of the motion and radiation
of low-voltage electron beams in Motz undulator are given. Constant magnetic field of …

[PDF][PDF] Free-electron lasers and their possible applications

AN Didenko, AV Kozhevnikov - Soviet Physics Journal, 1983 - researchgate.net
In this issue the problem of the development and utilization of lasers, these unique sources
of coherent radiation, has been given great consideration. The problem of the development …

TABLE III A COMPARISON OF EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF STIMULATED SCATTERING FROM RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON BEAMS

P SPRANGLE, RA SMITH… - Infrared and Millimeter …, 2012 - books.google.com
The low gain regime studies were characterized by relatively high electron energies (24-43
MeV) and correspondingly short output wavelength (3–11 μm). Line broadening of …