Resonant transition radiation generated by high-energy electron beams traversing a periodic medium has been considered by many researchers as a potential source of shortwavelength radiation. To our knowledge, this problem has only been treated classically. This paper presents a quantum-mechanical theory that leads to a unified description of both spontaneous and stimulated emission.
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S. Datta and A.E. Kaplan- Quantum theory of spontaneous and stimulated resonant transition radiation
Resonant transition radiation generated by high-energy electron beams traversing a periodic medium has been considered by many researchers as a potential source of shortwavelength radiation. To our knowledge, this problem has only been treated classically. This paper presents a quantum-mechanical theory that leads to a unified description of both spontaneous and stimulated emission.
Resonant transition radiation generated by high-energy electron beams traversing a periodic medium has been considered by many researchers as a potential source of shortwavelength radiation. To our knowledge, this problem has only been treated classically. This paper presents a quantum-mechanical theory that leads to a unified description of both spontaneous and stimulated emission.