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Coherent γ-ray Generation By Partially Stripped Ion Beams
Nicola Piovella, Gordon R. M Robb
We describe a scheme for generation of coherent -rays by backscattering intense visible laser light from a beam of partially stripped ions. The scheme is similar in principle to…
Mode-locked Bloch oscillations in a ring cavity
M. Samoylova, N. Piovella, D. Hunter +3
We present a new technique for stabilizing and monitoring Bloch oscillations of ultracold atoms in an optical lattice under the action of a constant external force. In the proposed…
Comment on `On quantum effects in spontaneous emission by a relativistic electron beam in an undulator' by G. Geloni, V. Kocharyan and E. Saldin (arXiv:1202.0691)
G. R. M. Robb, R. Bonifacio
In arXiv:1202.0691, Geloni et al. criticise our recent work describing the spontaneous emission by a relativistic, undulating electron beam. In particular they claim that our predi…
Quantum effects in spontaneous emission by a relativistic, undulating electron beam
G. R. M. Robb, R. Bonifacio
Current models of the effect of spontaneous emission on the electron beam dynamics neglect the discreteness of electron recoil associated with photon emission. We present a novel,…
A Quantum Fluid Description of the Free Electron Laser
R. Bonifacio, N. Piovella, G. R. M Robb +1
Using the Madelung transformation we show that in a quantum Free Electron Laser (QFEL) the beam obeys the equations of a quantum fluid in which the potential is the classical poten…
Quantum theory of SASE FEL
R. Bonifacio, N. Piovella, G. R. M. Robb
We describe a free-electron laser (FEL) in the Self Amplified Spontaneous Emission (SASE) regime quantizing the electron motion and taking into account propagation effects. We demo…