free-electron laser
noun
free-elec·tron laser
ˈfrē-i-ˈlek-ˌträn- 
: a laser that can be tuned over a wide range of frequencies and that produces electromagnetic radiation by the motion of electrons moving at relativistic velocities in a magnetic field
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In the recent past, free-electron lasers such as the Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in the United States have emerged as a source of bright X-ray laser light.
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Niranjan Shivaram, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
With pulses that short, observers can harness a free-electron laser to see individual atoms in motion, molecules making and breaking bonds, and even electron orbitals in excitation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2023
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Niranjan Shivaram, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
With pulses that short, observers can harness a free-electron laser to see individual atoms in motion, molecules making and breaking bonds, and even electron orbitals in excitation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2023
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