Undulator
Undulators are a type of insertion device - an array of magnets inserted into the path of the beam which causes a change in the path. The magnets exert a magnetic field which causes the electron beam to "wiggle" as it passes through. The wiggling path causes the beam to create electromagnetic waves in the form of X-rays. The X-rays from each successive wiggle adds up to produce a very intense beam of X-rays in the forward direction, which is channeled into the beamlines to be used in experiments.
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