Evolution of a relativistic wavepacket describing a free electron in a very intense laser field

Authors
San Roman, J Roso, L Reiss, HR
Citation
J. San Roman et al., Evolution of a relativistic wavepacket describing a free electron in a very intense laser field, J PHYS B, 33(10), 2000, pp. 1869-1880
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
09534075 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1869 - 1880
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-4075(20000528)33:10<1869:EOARWD>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The dynamics of a driven electron wavepacket are studied for very high lase r intensities. The study is based on a superposition of a large number of r elativistic Volkov states. For high intensities. the magnetic component of the laser field induces a significant drift in the electron motion as well as a squeezing of the wavepacket.