Scattering of electrons by intense coherent light

The paper reports the first direct observation of electron inelastic scattering from the ponderomotive potential of an intense laser pulse in vacuum. Electrons gained up to 0.2 eV when scattered from the temporal leading edge of a 1064-nm (1.165 eV), 140-psec laser pulse, and lost comparable amounts...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physical review letters 1987-01, Vol.58 (4), p.349-352
Hauptverfasser:	BUCKSBAUM, P. H, BASHKANSKY, M, MCILRATH, T. J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atomic and molecular physics Atomic properties and interactions with photons Exact sciences and technology Photon interactions with atoms Physics
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Zusammenfassung:	The paper reports the first direct observation of electron inelastic scattering from the ponderomotive potential of an intense laser pulse in vacuum. Electrons gained up to 0.2 eV when scattered from the temporal leading edge of a 1064-nm (1.165 eV), 140-psec laser pulse, and lost comparable amounts of energy when scattered from the trailing edge. When directed to the most intense part of the pulse, they were deflected out of the beam. (Author)
ISSN:	0031-9007 1079-7114
DOI:	10.1103/physrevlett.58.349