Synchrotron Radiation

Those who do wonder about the origins of synchrotron radiation will find P.J. Duke's book a valuable and thorough source of facts describing its physical basis from first principles. The reader sees the eleborate production and remarkable properties of synchrotron radiation unfolded within merely 251 pages and 15 chapters. More than forty years of experience in the field qualify the author to educate an international interdisciplinary community of synchrotron radiation users.

• Preface ; 1. Synchrotron radiation and electromagnetic waves ; 2. Electromagnetic radiation is produced by electrons ; 3. Electromagnetic radiation-observed and imagined ; 4. Radiation from moving electrons ; 5. Synchrotron radiation from dipole magnets ; 6. The spectral distribution of synchrotron radiation ; 7. Photon spectral distribution integrated over vertical angles ; 8. Introduction to electron storage rings ; 9. Synchrotron radiation from electron storage rings ; 10. Behaviour of the electron beam in a synchrotron radiation storage ring. The concept of phase space ; 11. Behaviour of the electron beam in a synchrotron radiation storage ring. Betatron oscillations ; 12. Behaviour of the electron beam in a synchrotron radiation storage ring. Energy oscillations. ; 13. Insertion devices-wigglers. ; 14. Insertion devices- undulators ; 15. Recent developments and future prospects ; Appendix 1: Vector Algebra ; Index