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Dynamics of an electron in a relativistically intense laser field including radiaion reaction

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The dynamics of an electron in a relativistically intense laser pulse field is described with the radiation reaction being taken into account. The study is based on solving the Newton equation with the Lorentz and the radiation reaction forces. Validation is provided for an iteration technique which makes it possible to remove the discrepancies found in the theoretical models of radiation reaction. It is demonstrated that an electron having a high initial velocity and colliding head-on with a laser pulse sheds a considerable part of its kinetic energy due to the radiation reaction. A broadening of the electromagnetic pulse emitted by the electron occurs as a result of the same effect. The findings obtained can be used to experimentally verify the effect of radiation reaction.

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Original Russian Text © A.L. Galkin, 2012, published in Zhurnal Eksperimental’noi i Teoreticheskoi Fiziki, 2012, Vol. 142, No. 2, pp. 230–237.

The article was translated by O.B. Shiryaev.

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Galkin, A.L. Dynamics of an electron in a relativistically intense laser field including radiaion reaction. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 115, 201–207 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776112070072

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