The physics of x-ray free-electron lasers

C Pellegrini, A Marinelli, S Reiche - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2016 - APS
X-ray free-electron lasers (x-ray FELs) give us for the first time the possibility to explore
structures and dynamical processes of atomic and molecular systems at the angstrom …

Physics of the high-gain FEL and superradiance

R Bonifacio, F Casagrande, G Cerchioni… - La Rivista del Nuovo …, 1990 - Springer
11 3" 2. Field equation. 12 3" 3. Space charge. 13 3" 4. Universal scaling. 15 4. Steady state:
Compton and Raman regimes, linear stability analysis, collective instability and exponential …

Three-dimensional analysis of harmonic generation in high-gain free-electron lasers

Z Huang, KJ Kim - Physical Review E, 2000 - APS
In a high-gain free-electron laser (FEL) employing a planar undulator, strong bunching at the
fundamental wavelength can drive substantial bunching and power levels at the harmonic …

The history of X-ray free-electron lasers

C Pellegrini - The European Physical Journal H, 2012 - Springer
The successful lasing at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory of the Linear Coherent
Light Source (LCLS), the first X-ray free-electron laser (X-ray FEL), in the wavelength range …

On the importance of electron beam brightness in high gain free electron lasers

S Di Mitri - Photonics, 2015 - mdpi.com
Linear accelerators delivering high brightness electron beams are essential for driving short
wavelength, high gain free-electron lasers (FELs). The FEL radiation output efficiency is …

Harmonic lasing in x-ray free electron lasers

EA Schneidmiller, MV Yurkov - … review special topics—accelerators and beams, 2012 - APS
Harmonic lasing in a free electron laser with a planar undulator (under the condition that the
fundamental frequency is suppressed) might be a cheap and efficient way of extension of …

Large harmonic bunching in a high-gain free-electron laser

R Bonifacio, L De Salvo, P Pierini - … Methods in Physics Research Section A …, 1990 - Elsevier
Properly taking into account the coupling between different harmonics in a high-gain free-
electron laser (FEL), we demonstrate that the exponential gain of the fundamental radiation …

Prediction on X-ray output of free electron laser based on artificial neural networks

K Li, G Zhou, Y Liu, J Wu, M Lin, X Cheng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge of x-ray free electron lasers'(XFELs) pulse characteristics delivered to a
sample is crucial for ensuring high-quality x-rays for scientific experiments. XFELs' self …

Extreme-ultraviolet vortices from a free-electron laser

P Rebernik Ribič, B Rösner, D Gauthier, E Allaria… - Physical Review X, 2017 - APS
Extreme-ultraviolet vortices may be exploited to steer the magnetic properties of
nanoparticles, increase the resolution in microscopy, and gain insight into local symmetry …

Generation of XUV light by resonant frequency tripling in a two-wiggler FEL amplifier

R Bonifacio, LDS Souza, P Pierini… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 1990 - Elsevier
FEL operation at short wavelengths is limited by electron-beam quality, by the availability of
mirrors for oscillators and by the availability of input sources for FEL amplifiers. It is possible …