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Angle-resolved stochastic photon emission in the quantum radiation-dominated regime.

ABSTRACT: Signatures of stochastic effects in the radiation of a relativistic electron beam interacting with a counterpropagating superstrong short focused laser pulse are investigated in a quantum regime when the electron's radiation dominates its dynamics. We consider the electron-laser interaction at near-reflection conditions when pronounced high-energy gamma-ray bursts arise in the backward-emission direction with respect to the initial motion of the electrons. The quantum stochastic nature of the gamma-photon emission is exhibited in the angular distributions of the radiation and explained in an intuitive picture. Although, the visibility of the stochasticity signatures depends on the laser and electron beam parameters, the signatures are of a qualitative nature and robust. The stochasticity, a fundamental quantum property of photon emission, should thus be measurable rather straightforwardly with laser technology available in near future.

SUBMITTER: Li JX

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5599677 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Angle-resolved stochastic photon emission in the quantum radiation-dominated regime.

Li Jian-Xing JX Chen Yue-Yue YY Hatsagortsyan Karen Z KZ Keitel Christoph H CH

Scientific reports 20170914 1

Signatures of stochastic effects in the radiation of a relativistic electron beam interacting with a counterpropagating superstrong short focused laser pulse are investigated in a quantum regime when the electron's radiation dominates its dynamics. We consider the electron-laser interaction at near-reflection conditions when pronounced high-energy gamma-ray bursts arise in the backward-emission direction with respect to the initial motion of the electrons. The quantum stochastic nature of the ga ...[more]

PMID: 28912597

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