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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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95 Hardcover TA1706 Now in its second edition, this manual on tunable lasers has been expanded to include recent developments over the last decade such as optical parametric oscillators, solid-state dye lasers, interferometric imaging and large free-electron lasers.
Tunable laser applications, 2d ed by SciTech Book News
FLASH is the first free-electron laser to operate in the extreme ultraviolet, or soft-X-ray, part of the spectrum.
Newton's dusty mirror: old experiment inspires ultrafast imaging by Castelvecchi, D. / Science News
Using the Free-Electron Laser at selected wavelengths, scientists were able to heat up the fat, which was then broken down and excreted by the body.
LASER THAT ZAPS FLAB; Heat treatment breaks down fat by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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