Interactions of electrons with an intense continuous laser beam: Numerical results

J. X. Wang, Y. K. Ho, W. Scheid, H. Hora

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Abstract

By calculation of the classical Newton-Lorentz equation and neglecting the radiation reaction, we find that when an electron is scattered by an intense continuous monochromatic laser beam (Q ≡ eE/(meωC) > 0.1 in the interaction region), there can be not only momentum transfer but also noticeable energy transfer between the free electrons and the laser beam. This kind of inelastic effect comes from nonlinear Compton scattering.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)719-727
Number of pages9
JournalCanadian Journal of Physics
Volume76
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

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