Quantum and classical phase-space dynamics of a free-electron laser
C. Moritz Carmesin, Peter Kling, Enno Giese, Roland Sauerbrey, Wolfgang P. Schleich
Abstract
The authors study the phase-space motion of an electron in a free-electron laser as an illustration of the transition from the quantum to the classical world. The paper observes a quantum recoil, induced by photon scattering, and notes that the initial state of the electron influences the appearance and the disappearance of quantum effects.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsQuantumQuantum mechanicsQuantum dynamicsLaserQuantum dissipationDynamics (music)Quantum stateQuantum processOpen quantum systemPhotonMotion (physics)Classical mechanicsQuantization (signal processing)Quantum opticsElectronQuantum discordState (computer science)Quantum systemQuantum chaosQuantum electrodynamicsQuantum fluctuationQuantum operationQuantum noiseTheoretical physicsQuantum imagingArrow of timeAtomic electron transitionParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron LasersQuantum and Classical ElectrodynamicsGeophysics and Sensor Technology