Resonant Interaction of Modulation-correlated Quantum Electron Wavepackets with Bound Electron States
Abstract
Free-Electron Bound-Electron Resonant Interaction (FEBERI) is the resonant inelastic interaction of periodically density-bunched free electrons with a quantum two level system. We present a comprehensive relativistic quantum mechanical theory for this interaction in a model in which the electrons are represented as quantum electron wavepackets (QEW). The analysis reveals the wave-particle duality nature of the QEW, delineating the point-particle-like and wave-like interaction regimes, and manifesting the physical reality of the wavefunction dimensions and its density modulation characteristics in interaction with matter. The analysis comprehends the case of laser-beam-modulated multiple QEWs that are modulation-phase correlated. Based on the Born interpretation of the electron wavefunction we predict quantum transitions enhancement proportional to the number of electrons squared, analogous to superradiance.
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@article{arxiv.2010.15756,
title = {Resonant Interaction of Modulation-correlated Quantum Electron Wavepackets with Bound Electron States},
author = {Avraham Gover and Bin Zhang and Du Ran and Reuven Ianconescu and Aharon Friedman and Jacob Scheuer and Amnon Yariv},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.15756},
year = {2020}
}
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37 pages, 9 figures, 1 table