Stochasticity in radiative polarization of ultrarelativistic electrons in an ultrastrong laser pulse
Ren-Tong Guo, Yu Wang, Rashid Shaisultanov, Feng Wan, Zhong-Feng Xu, Yue-Yue Chen, Karen Z. Hatsagortsyan, Jian-Xing Li
Abstract
The authors elucidate the impact of stochastic photon emissions on the electron spin dynamics and propose two methods to qualitatively observe the signatures of the stochastic effects of photon emissions with currently achievable laser facilities.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsPolarization (electrochemistry)PhotonElectronLaserRadiative transferPulse (music)Atomic physicsQuantum electrodynamicsSpin (aerodynamics)Computational physicsStochastic processDynamics (music)Ultrashort pulseStochastic dynamicsPhoton polarizationSpin polarizationSpontaneous emissionLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers