Optica Acta International Journal of Optics

Super-poissonian Effects in a Quantum Model for a Free Electron Laser

Luis Huerta, Miguel Orszag

Published May 1, 1985• 0 citations

Abstract

The emission from a free electron laser in the Compton regime has photon statistics which deviate from a poissonian distribution, showing a definite super-poissonian effect beyond the lowest order theory which is reached by increasing the wiggler parameter.

DOI: 10.1080/713821758

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