The Pulse Intensity-Duration Conjecture: Evidence from Free-Electron Lasers
Accelerator Physics
2012-08-06 v1 Optics
Abstract
The recent remark by G. Mourou and T. Tajima (Science 331, 41 (2011)) on the intensity of the driver laser pulse and the duration of the created pulse that higher driver beam intensities are needed to reach shorter pulses of radiation remains a conjecture without clear theoretical reasoning so far. Here we offer its extension to the case of relativistic electron bunches as the laser's radiating medium (free-electron laser). This also bolsters the understanding of the underlying physical principle of the Conjecture.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1208.0741,
title = {The Pulse Intensity-Duration Conjecture: Evidence from Free-Electron Lasers},
author = {T. Seggebrock and I. Dornmair and T. Tajima and G. Mourou and F. Grüner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.0741},
year = {2012}
}