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The principle of the Free-Electron Laser (FEL) was invented by John Madey
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The total relativistic energy of the electron is denoted by \(W\) in this book since we reserve the letter \(E\) for electric fields.
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Recently considerable progress has been achieved with crystal optics utilizing Bragg reflection in diamond [29].
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Schmüser, P., Dohlus, M., Rossbach, J., Behrens, C. (2014). Introduction. In: Free-Electron Lasers in the Ultraviolet and X-Ray Regime. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, vol 258. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04081-3_1
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