This open access book is devoted to the theoretical and experimental studies of a novel
accelerator light source mechanism called steady-state microbunching (SSMB) which promises
high-power high-repetition rate narrow-band coherent radiation in an electron storage ring.
The contribution of this dissertation consists of three parts: first answers the question of
how to realize SSMB from a beam dynamics perspective second reveals what radiation
characteristics can we obtain from the formed SSMB and third experimentally demonstrates the
working mechanism of SSMB in a real machine for the first time. The highlights of this book can
be summarized as: Presents the first proof-of-principle experiment of a promising accelerator
light source mechanism Covers precision longitudinal and transverse-longitudinal coupling
dynamics in a storage ring Provides useful formulas and example parameters for high-power
infrared EUV and soft X-ray light source design.
