Anomalous Radiative Trapping in Laser Fields of Extreme Intensity

Authors

A Gonoskov
A Bashinov
I Gonoskov
C Harvey
et al

Abstract

We demonstrate that charged particles in a sufficiently intense standing wave are compressed toward, and oscillate synchronously at, the antinodes of the electric field. We call this unusual behavior anomalous radiative trapping (ART). We show using dipole pulses, which offer a path to increased laser intensity, that ART opens up new possibilities for the generation of radiation and particle beams, both of which are high energy, directed, and collimated. ART also provides a mechanism for particle control in high-intensity quantum-electrodynamics experiments.

DOI

10.1103/physrevlett.113.014801

Publication Date

2014-07-02

Publication Title

Physical Review Letters

Volume

113

Issue

1

Publisher

American Physical Society (APS)

ISSN

1079-7114

Embargo Period

2024-11-22

Recommended Citation

Gonoskov, A., Bashinov, A., Gonoskov, I., Harvey, C., & et al. (2014) 'Anomalous Radiative Trapping in Laser Fields of Extreme Intensity', Physical Review Letters, 113(1). American Physical Society (APS): Available at: 10.1103/physrevlett.113.014801