title: Free-electron lasers. Status and applications.
abstract: A free-electron laser consists of an electron beam propagating through a periodic magnetic field. Today such lasers are used for research in materials science, chemical technology, biophysical science, medical applications, surface studies, and solid-state physics. Free-electron lasers with higher average power and shorter wavelengths are under development. Future applications range from industrial processing of materials to light sources for soft and hard x-rays.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Plasma Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: O'Shea
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Freund
mesh_terms: D001669:Biochemical Phenomena; D001671:Biochemistry; D001690:Biological Science Disciplines; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004583:Electrons; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics; D012106:Research