FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS OF AN X-RAY FEL OPERATION DUE TO QUANTUM FLUCTUATIONS OF UNDULATOR RADIATION

Authors
ROSSBACH J SALDIN EL SCHNEIDMILLER EA YURKOV MV
Citation
J. Rossbach et al., FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS OF AN X-RAY FEL OPERATION DUE TO QUANTUM FLUCTUATIONS OF UNDULATOR RADIATION, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 393(1-3), 1997, pp. 152-156
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
393
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
152 - 156
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1997)393:1-3<152:FLOAXF>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
In this paper we show that the effect of energy diffusion in the elect ron beam due to quantum fluctuations of undulator radiation imposes fu ndamental limit towards achieving very short wavelength in the FEL amp lifier.