Narrowing of the emission angle in high-intensity Compton scattering
Journal article, 2016
We consider the emission spectrum of high-energy electrons in an intense laser field. At high intensities (a_0 \sim 200) we find that the QED theory predicts a narrower angular spread of emissions than the classical theory. This is due to the classical theory overestimating the energy loss of the particles, resulting in them becoming more susceptible to reflection in the laser pulse.
Author
Christopher Harvey
Chalmers, Physics, Theoretical Physics
Arkady Gonoskov
Russian Academy of Sciences
Chalmers, Physics, Theoretical Physics
Lobachevsky University
Mattias Marklund
Chalmers, Physics, Theoretical Physics
Erik Karl Wallstén Wallin
Umeå University
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
24699926 (ISSN) 24699934 (eISSN)
Vol. 93 2 022112Subject Categories
Physical Chemistry
Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
Other Physics Topics
Roots
Basic sciences
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.93.022112