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. By analyzing 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.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 011201(R) |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Review E |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 30 Jul 2013 |
Keywords
- radiation reaction
- intense laser pulses
- electron
- interaction