Applications of Synchrotron Radiation
- Synchrotron radiation of an electron beam circulating at high energy in a magnetic field leads to radiative self-polarization of electrons in the beam (Sokolov-Ternov effect). This effect is used for producing highly polarised electron beams for use in various experiments.
- Synchrotron radiation sets the beam sizes (determined by the beam emittance) in electron storage rings via the effects of radiation damping and quantum excitation. See for more details.
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