Linac Coherent Light Source- Status and prospects

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5917, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-11

  Galayda, John N ^a  

^a SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

FEL; Free electron laser; Linac Coherent Light Source; SASE; Self amplified spontaneous emission; Ultrafast science

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; FREQUENCIES; LIGHT SOURCES; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; PHOTONS; X RAY LASERS;

LINAC COHERENT LIGHT SOURCE; SASE; SELF-AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; ULTRAFAST SCIENCE;

COHERENT LIGHT;

EID: 30844432634     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.621503     Document Type: Conference Paper

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