Specialists in the technical components of a synchrotron light source are usually well versed in their field and in the associated technical literature. However, with the rapid and continuing growth of synchrotron radiation research, and with new facilities coming online and being authorized for design and construction around the world, there is a need for a reference book that describes the various technical components of a synchrotron light source in a manner that should be useful to those who lack specialized technical background, but who have responsibility for some part of the design,...

This book describes the basic properties of charged beam transport and the theory of accelerators with radiative damping. The characteristics of the third generation synchrotron radiation sources are analyzed and compared to those of the first and second generations. This is followed by the conceptual and technological problems associated with the discovery of the fourth generation sources. Within this framework, the role played by free electron laser devices is discussed and relevant theoretical and technological aspects of storage-ring and Linac-based sources are analyzed.

This book presents a systematically outlined theory of synchrotron radiation (SR) and attendant effects. The first part of the book is devoted to fundamental results in synchrotron and undulator radiation theory. This makes it a useful supplement to textbooks on electrodynamics of relativistic particles. The conventional theory is amplified with the recent investigations carried out by the authors. Namely, a semiclassical theory of radiation is developed with regard to the influence of the particle magnetic moment.