Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Radiation from Relativistic Particles -- 2. General Properties of Diffraction Radiation -- 3. Diffraction Radiation at Optical and Lower Frequencies -- 4. Diffraction Radiation in the Ultraviolet and Soft X-Ray Regions -- 5. Diffraction Radiation at the Resonant Frequency -- 6. Diffraction Radiation from Media with Periodic Surfaces -- 7. Coherent Radiation Generated by Bunches of Charged Particles -- 8. Diffraction Radiation in the Pre-Wave (FRESNEL) Zone -- 9. Experimental Investigations of Diffraction Radiation Generated by Relativistic Electrons -- References.

This book deals with diffraction radiation, which implies the boundary problems of electromagnetic radiation theory. Diffraction radiation is generated when a charged particle moves in a vacuum near a target edge. Diffraction radiation of non-relativistic particles is widely used to design intense emitters in the cm wavelength range. Diffraction radiation from relativistic charged particles is important for noninvasive beam diagnostics and design of free electron lasers based on Smith-Purcell radiation which is diffraction radiation from periodic structures. Different analytical models of diffraction radiation and results of recent experimental studies are presented in this book. The book may also serve as guide to classical electrodynamics applications in beam physics and electrodynamics. It can be of great use for young researchers to develop skills and for experienced scientists to obtain new results.