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free-electron laser
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free-electron laser [′frē i¦lek‚trän ′lā·zər]
(optics)
A device in which a beam of relativistic electrons passes through a static periodic magnetic field to amplify a superimposed coherent optical wave and thereby produce a powerful beam of coherent light.


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the world's most powerful free electron laser has attained an average power of 1.
Classical Electron Maser (CEM) and Free Electron Laser (FEL).
Such a coherent cascade of optical photons creates a free electron laser.
 
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