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Phys. Rev. Lett. 36, 717–720 (1976)

Observation of Stimulated Emission of Radiation by Relativistic Electrons in a Spatially Periodic Transverse Magnetic Field

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Luis R. Elias, William M. Fairbank, John M. J. Madey, H. Alan Schwettman, and Todd I. Smith
Department of Physics and High Energy Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305

Received 15 December 1975; published in the issue dated 29 March 1976

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Gain has been observed for optical radiation at 10.6 μm due to stimulated radiation by a relativistic electron beam in a constant spatially periodic transverse magnetic field. A gain of 7% per pass was obtained at an electron current of 70 mA. The experiments indicate the possibility of a new class of tunable high-power free-electron lasers.

© 1976 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.36.717
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.36.717