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An equation is derived that gives the evolution in the radiation intensity of a laser using free-free transitions in the case of scattering of a relativistic beam of electrons by a spatially periodic magnetic field. The first two perturbation orders are considered. Expressions are obtained for the linear gain and the saturation coefficient. The results are analyzed numerically.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 8, pp. 79–84, August, 1980.
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Grigor'ev, S.V., Lebedev, A.K. Theory of lasers using free-free transitions. Soviet Physics Journal 23, 716–721 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00891362
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