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Electrons and lasers sing THz tune

Control over the distribution of electrons in a relativistic particle beam enables the realization of a bright, narrow, tunable source of terahertz radiation.

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Figure 1: Generation of bright, tunable, narrowband, THz radiation by the interaction of a laser and a relativistic electron beam1.

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Williams, G. Electrons and lasers sing THz tune. Nature Phys 4, 356–357 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys958

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