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Non-linear Compton scattering of ultrahigh-intensity laser pulses

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-05-08 v1

Abstract

We present results for the photon spectrum emitted in non-linear Compton scattering of pulsed ultra-strong laser fields off relativistic electrons for intensities up to a0100a_0\gtrsim 100 and pulse lengths of a few laser cycles. At ultrahigh laser intensity, it is appropriate to average over the sub- structures of the differential photon spectrum. Supplementing this procedure with a stationary phase approximation one can evaluate the total emission probability. We find the photon yield in pulsed fields to be up to a factor of ten larger than results obtained from a monochromatic wave calculation.

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@article{arxiv.1111.0188,
  title  = {Non-linear Compton scattering of ultrahigh-intensity laser pulses},
  author = {D. Seipt and B. Kampfer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.0188},
  year   = {2025}
}

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20 pages, 5 figures