Measurement of the Temporal and Spatial Phase Variations of a Pulsed Free Electron Laser Amplifier

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 659-665

  Volfbeyn, P ^a   Ricci, K ^a   Chen, B ^a   Bekefi, G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; LASER PULSES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETRONS; PHASE MEASUREMENT;

FREQUENCY CHIRPING; HELICAL WIGGLER FIELD; INTERFEROMETRIC TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL PHASE VARIATIONS;

MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0028529953     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.338280     Document Type: Article

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