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Synchrotron light : a physics journey from laboratory to cosmos / Daniele Pelliccia, David M. Paganin.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pelliccia, Daniele, author.
Paganin, David M., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Synchrotrons.
Synchrotron radiation.
Quantum theory.
Electromagnetism.
Astrophysics.
electromagnetism.
astrophysics.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Summary:
Aimed at undergraduate and graduate students in physical sciences and engineering, this book provides a broad introduction to the physics of synchrotron light. The book is multi-disciplinary, covering topics from electrodynamics to particle physics through to astrophysics.
Contents:
ntroduction to special relativity
Emission from accelerated charges
Radiation emitted by charges in bending magnets
Insertion devices
Quantum effects in synchrotron radiation
Quantum effects in relativistic charged-particle orbits
The free-electron laser
Synchrotron light in the cosmos
Non-photon analogues of synchrotron radiation
Calculation of synchrotron radiation from first principles
Quantum optics of synchrotron light
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed January 21, 2026).
Other Format:
Print version :
Print version : Pelliccia, Daniele, Synchrotron light
ISBN:
9780191938597
0191938599
OCLC:
1523695896
Publisher Number:
CIPO000248929
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license

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