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Title: Dynamics of an electron driven by relativistically intense laser radiation

Abstract

The dynamics of an electron driven by a relativistically intense laser pulse is analyzed on the basis of the equation of motion with the Lorentz force in the cases of linear and circular polarizations. Laser fields with nonplane phase fronts accelerate electrons in the longitudinal direction. An electron initially at rest is found not to move along figure-eight trajectories for the linear polarization, and not to move along circular trajectories for the circular polarization.

Authors:
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  1. Coherent and Nonlinear Optics Department, A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, Box 119991, 38 Vavilov Street, Moscow (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21103833
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 15; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2839349; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; LASER RADIATION; LASERS; LORENTZ FORCE; POLARIZATION; RELATIVISTIC RANGE

Citation Formats

Galkin, A L, Korobkin, V V, Romanovsky, M Yu, and Shiryaev, O B. Dynamics of an electron driven by relativistically intense laser radiation. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.1063/1.2839349.
Galkin, A L, Korobkin, V V, Romanovsky, M Yu, & Shiryaev, O B. Dynamics of an electron driven by relativistically intense laser radiation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2839349
Galkin, A L, Korobkin, V V, Romanovsky, M Yu, and Shiryaev, O B. 2008. "Dynamics of an electron driven by relativistically intense laser radiation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2839349.
@article{osti_21103833,
title = {Dynamics of an electron driven by relativistically intense laser radiation},
author = {Galkin, A L and Korobkin, V V and Romanovsky, M Yu and Shiryaev, O B},
abstractNote = {The dynamics of an electron driven by a relativistically intense laser pulse is analyzed on the basis of the equation of motion with the Lorentz force in the cases of linear and circular polarizations. Laser fields with nonplane phase fronts accelerate electrons in the longitudinal direction. An electron initially at rest is found not to move along figure-eight trajectories for the linear polarization, and not to move along circular trajectories for the circular polarization.},
doi = {10.1063/1.2839349},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21103833}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 2,
volume = 15,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2008},
month = {Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2008}
}