AIP conference proceedings · 1984 · 56 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsOpticsRadiation PhysicsElectron Beam PhysicsLaser PhysicsLaser-plasma InteractionsPlasma InstabilitiesBeam-driven InstabilitiesBeam-plasma InstabilityCollective EffectsElectron Beam OpticsFree-electron LasersHigh-intensity Electron Beams
The conditions for the onset of a collective instability for the electron beam‐undulator‐radiation field system are discussed and the characteristic complex frequencies of the FEL system are derived. (AIP)