Radiation back-reaction in relativistically strong and QED-strong laser fields
Plasma Physics
2015-05-14 v1 Classical Physics
Abstract
The emission from an electron in the field of a relativistically strong laser pulse is analyzed. At the pulse intensities of \ge 10^{22} W/cm^2 the emission from counter-propagating electrons is modified by the effects of Quantum ElectroDynamics (QED), as long as the electron energy is sufficiently high: E \ge 1 GeV. The radiation force experienced by an electron is for the first time derived from the QED principles and its applicability range is extended towards the QED-strong fields.
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@article{arxiv.0910.4268,
title = {Radiation back-reaction in relativistically strong and QED-strong laser fields},
author = {Igor V. Sokolov and John A. Nees and Victor P. Yanovsky and Natalia M. Naumova and Gerard A. Mourou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.4268},
year = {2015}
}
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4 pages, 4 figures