Energy losses due to radiation reaction in an intense laser pulse

Yevgen Kravets; Adam Noble; Dino Jaroszynski

doi:10.1117/12.2017575

9 May 2013 Energy losses due to radiation reaction in an intense laser pulse

Yevgen Kravets, Adam Noble, Dino Jaroszynski

Proceedings Volume 8779, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions II; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Beams of Particles II; and Harnessing Relativistic Plasma Waves III; 87791X (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017575
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Radiation reaction effects will play an important role in near-future laser facilities, yet their theoretical description remains obscure. We explore the Ford-O'Connell equation for radiation reaction, and discuss its relation to other commonly used treatments, in particular that of Landau and Lifshitz. By analysing the interaction of a high energy electron in an intense laser pulse, we find that radiation reaction effects prevent the particle from accessing a regime in which the Landau-Lifshitz approximation breaks down.

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Yevgen Kravets, Adam Noble, and Dino Jaroszynski "Energy losses due to radiation reaction in an intense laser pulse", Proc. SPIE 8779, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions II; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Beams of Particles II; and Harnessing Relativistic Plasma Waves III, 87791X (9 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017575

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