Nonlinear single Compton scattering of an electron wave packet
Journal article, 2016

Nonlinear single Compton scattering has been thoroughly investigated in the literature under the assumption that the electron initially has a definite momentum. Here, we study a more general initial state and consider the electron as a wave packet. In particular, we investigate the energy spectrum of the emitted radiation and show that, in typical experimental situations, some features of the spectra shown in previous works are almost completely washed out. Moreover, we show that, at comparable relative uncertainties, the one in the momentum of the incoming electron has a larger impact on the photon spectra at a fixed observation direction than the one on the laser frequency.

Author

A. Angioi

Felix Mackenroth

Chalmers, Physics, Theoretical Physics

A. Di Piazza

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

24699926 (ISSN) 24699934 (eISSN)

Vol. 93 5

Subject Categories

Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevA.93.052102

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10/7/2017