Far-infrared free-electron lasers and their applications

Contemporary Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 391-406

  Murdin, B N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free electron lasers; Infrared radiation; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650326974     PISSN: 00107514     EISSN: 13665812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00107510902733856     Document Type: Article

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