Radiation from a Relativistic Electron Beam in a Molecular Medium Due to Parametric Pumping by a Strong Electromagnetic Wave

Phys. Rev. A 24, 1115 (1981)https://ireap.umd.edu/10.1103/PhysRevA.24.11151981Journal ArticlePlasma, Accelerator, and Nuclear Physics

Parametric interaction of longitudinal and transverse waves is studied for a system consisting of a relativistic electron beam interpenetrating a molecular medium. The analysis suggests new possibilities for free-electron generation of coherent radiation.