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