Direct Acceleration of a Charge in Vacuum by Linearly Polarized Radiation Pulses
N. N. Rosanov, N. V. Vysotina
Abstract
Abstract Analytic expression have been derived for the energy and momentum of a charged particle accelerated in vacuum by radiation pulses with linear polarization (plane-wave approximation). It is shown that these quantities are completely determined by the electrical area of pulses, viz., the integral of the electric field strength with respect to time.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsRadiationPolarization (electrochemistry)Electric fieldLinear polarizationAccelerationQuantum electrodynamicsPlane waveCharged particleAtomic physicsMomentum (technical analysis)Transition radiationParticle accelerationVacuum polarizationElectromagnetic radiationOpticsClassical mechanicsQuantum mechanicsLaserPhysical chemistryEconomicsIonChemistryFinanceLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron LasersHigh-pressure geophysics and materials