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Nature Photonics 2, 522 - 524 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.164

Free-electron lasers: A down-sized design

Brian McNeil1

  1. Brian McNeil is in the Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK.
    e-mail: b.w.j.mcneil@strath.ac.uk


Necessity is the mother of invention. Lasing in the extreme UV from a prototype compact free-electron-laser design is reported, continuing the push towards X-ray wavelengths.

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