Modelling radiation emission in the transition from the classical to the quantum regime
Abstract
An emissivity formula is derived using the generalised Fermi-Weizacker-Williams method of virtual photons which accounts for the recoil the charged particle experiences as it emits radiation. It is found that through this derivation the formula obtained by Sokolov et al using QED perturbation theory is recovered. The corrected emissivity formula is applied to nonlinear Thomson scattering scenarios in the transition from the classical to the quantum regime, for small values of the nonlinear quantum parameter \chi. Good agreement is found between this method and a QED probabilistic approach for scenarios where both are valid. In addition, signatures of the quantum corrections are identified and explored.
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@article{arxiv.1507.08607,
title = {Modelling radiation emission in the transition from the classical to the quantum regime},
author = {J. L. Martins and M. Vranic and T. Grismayer and J. Vieira and R. A. Fonseca and L. O. Silva},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.08607},
year = {2015}
}
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11 pages, 4 figures, submitted for publication