Reference documents for the proposal for a national synchrotron light source

The spectra, angular distribution and polarization functions of synchrotron radiation are tabulated in parametric form. Numerous graphs of the functions are included which can be used for rapid estimation of photon flux as a function of the various parameters. The extended synchrotron radiation source is described and the exact, but unintegrable, equations are derived. Properties of this source depend upon at least nine parameters. An approximation of the source accurate enough for estimating flux in optical instruments is developed. Power and power density in the radiation beam are described and convenient approximations are developed. Simple optical transformations are used to illustrate some of the important properties of the extended source. Also included are: (1) a brief description and short table of the Bessel functions used; (2) an outline of the properties of electron orbits in a storage ring; and (3) a description and short table of integrating function ef