Published 1988 | Version v1
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Stimulated Compton backscattering and the high intensity Kapitza-Dirac effect

  • 1. AT ampersand T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (USA)

Description

The authors report the scattering of low energy free electrons from an optical standing wave at intensities of 1013 to 1014W/cm2. This interaction is the high intensity limit of the Kapitza-Dirac effect, wherein electrons Bragg scatter from the standing wave lattice. In this regime, the momentum exchanged exceeds the reciprocal lattice vector by a factor of 500 or more, and the scattering rate is comparable to the optical frequency. The electron motion is most easily analyzed by classical mechanics. 11 refs., 9 figs

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Optical Society of America.
Imprint Place
Washington, DC (USA)
Imprint Title
Short wavelength coherent radiation: Generation and applications. Proceedings: Volume 2
Imprint Pagination
436 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 236-241.

Conference

Title
generation and applications.
Acronym
4. topical meeting on short wavelength coherent radiation
Dates
26-29 Sep 1988.
Place
North Falmouth, MA (USA).