Quantum Radiation Reaction: From Interference to Incoherence

We investigate quantum radiation reaction in laser-electron interactions across different energy and intensity regimes. Using a fully quantum approach which also accounts exactly for the effect of the strong laser pulse on the electron motion, we identify in particular a regime in which radiation re...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 116; no. 4; p. 044801
Main Authors Dinu, Victor, Harvey, Chris, Ilderton, Anton, Marklund, Mattias, Torgrimsson, Greger
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 29.01.2016
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Summary:We investigate quantum radiation reaction in laser-electron interactions across different energy and intensity regimes. Using a fully quantum approach which also accounts exactly for the effect of the strong laser pulse on the electron motion, we identify in particular a regime in which radiation reaction is dominated by quantum interference. We find signatures of quantum radiation reaction in the electron spectra which have no classical analogue and which cannot be captured by the incoherent approximations typically used in the high-intensity regime. These signatures are measurable with presently available laser and accelerator technology.
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.116.044801