Tapering a Free-Electron Laser to Extract More Juice
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 15:35
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the NSLS and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) have demonstrated a technique that could be used to significantly improve the quantity and quality of light produced from a free-electron laser (FEL) - a source that provides pulses of light that can be 1,000 times shorter than those at conventional storage ring light sources.