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We use three dimensional time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation (3D--TDSE) to calculate angular electron momentum distributions and photoelectron spectra of atoms driven by spatially inhomogeneous fields. An example for such inhomogeneous…

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The photoelectron spectrum in the ultra-relativistic limit of tunneling ionization is strongly affected by wave-particle resonance and finite spot-size effects, in contradistinction with the usual assumptions of strong field physics. Near…

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Recolliding electrons are responsible for many of the interesting phenomena observed in the interaction of strong laser fields with atoms and molecules. We show that in multielectron targets such as C60 a new important recollision pathway…

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Bremsstrahlung radiation emission is an important energy loss mechanism for energetic electrons in plasmas. In this paper we investigate the effect of spontaneous bremsstrahlung emission on the momentum-space structure of the electron…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-09-21 Ola Embréus , Adam Stahl , Tünde Fülöp

When a light beam is strongly laterally confined, its field vector spins in a plane not perpendicular to the propagation direction, leading to the presence of transverse spin angular momentum, which plays a crucial role in the field of…

Optics · Physics 2022-06-29 Jinhong Liu , Jinze Wu

A method for the generation of ultrarelativistic electron beams with high spin polarization is put forward, where a tightly-focused linearly-polarized ultraintense laser pulse interacts with a nonprepolarized transverse-size-tailored solid…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-06-11 Xiaofei Shen , Zheng Gong , Karen Z. Hatsagortsyan , Christoph H. Keitel

Classical theories of radiation reaction predict that the electron motion is confined to the plane defined by the electron's instantaneous momentum and the force exerted by the external electromagnetic field. However, in the quantum…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-01-15 T. G. Blackburn , D. Seipt , S. S. Bulanov , M. Marklund

We review recent PIC simulation results which show that double-sided irradiation of a thin over-dense plasma slab with ultra-intense laser pulses from both sides can lead to sustained comoving Poynting flux acceleration of electrons to…

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We report a proposal to observe the two-photon Breit-Wheeler process in plasma driven by compact lasers. A high charge electron bunch can be generated from laser plasma wakefield acceleration when a tightly focused laser pulse transports in…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-08-16 L. Q. Han , J. Cai , Y. R. Shou , X. D. Liu , J. Q. Yu , X. Q. Yan

Intense lasers can accelerate electrons to very high energy over a short distance. Such compact accelerators have several potential applications including fast ignition, high energy physics, and radiography. Among the various schemes of…

In this study, we utilize intense laser pulses and advanced quantum mechanical frameworks to investigate the behavior of high-velocity electrons within magnetized plasma environments. The focus of our research is placed within the context…

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We consider the acceleration of electrons in vacuum by means of the circularly-polirized electromagnetic wave, propagating along a magnetic field. We show that the electron energy growth, when using ultra-short and ultra-intense laser…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2014-05-13 Robert Melikian

A light beam normally incident upon an uniformly moving dielectric medium is in general subject to bendings due to a transverse Fresnel-Fizeau light drag effect. In conventional dielectrics, the magnitude of this bending effect is very…

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The power and the probability of electromagnetic radiation from an electron in a constant background tensor field violating Lorentz invariance are calculated. The case of a background field of the quasielectric type is considered. The…

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A complete theory for the complex interaction between solar energetic particles and the turbulent interplanetary magnetic field remains elusive. In this work we aim to contribute towards such a theory by modelling the propagation of solar…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-02-27 R. D. Strauss , J. A. le Roux

Transfer-ionization in fast collisions between a bare ion and an atom, in which one of the atomic electrons is captured by the ion whereas another one is emitted, crucially depends on dynamic electron-electron correlations. We show that in…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2013-05-15 A. B. Voitkiv

The colliding between ultra-relativistic electrons and an ultra-intense laser pulse is a powerful approach to testify the physics in strong-field QED regime. By considering spin-dependent radiation-reaction during laser-electron collision…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-07-02 X. S. Geng , L. L. Ji , B. F. Shen , B. Feng , Z. Guo , Q. Q. Han , C. Y. Qin , N. W. Wang , W. Q. Wang , Y. T. Wu , X. Yan , Q. Yu , L. G. Zhang , Z. Z. Xu

The ability of an intense laser pulse to propagate in a classically over-critical plasma through the phenomenon of relativistic transparency is shown to facilitate the generation of strong plasma magnetic fields. Particle-in-cell…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-04-18 Oliver Jansen , Tao Wang , David Stark , Toma Toncian , Alexey Arefiev

The field of laser-matter interaction traditionally deals with the response of atoms, molecules and plasmas to an external light wave. However, the recent sustained technological progress is opening up the possibility of employing intense…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2012-08-20 A. Di Piazza , C. Müller , K. Z. Hatsagortsyan , C. H. Keitel

Nondipole effects are ubiquitous and crucial in light-matter interaction. However, they are too weak to be directly observed. In strong-field physics, motion of electrons is mainly confined in transverse plane of light fields, which…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-03-07 Yankun Dou , Yiqi Fang , Peipei Ge , Yunquan Liu