Speaker
Dr
Adam Noble
(University of Strathclyde)
Description
Rapid advances in laser technology have hastened the need for a consistent and physically reasonable model of how losses to radiation affect the motion of electrons. We report on a recent investigation of the Ford-O'Connell equation, exploring its relation to other commonly used descriptions of radiation reaction, in particular that of Landau and Lifshitz. By analysing the motion of an electron passing through a laser pulse, we find that radiation reaction effects prevent the particle from reaching a regime in which the Landau-Lifshitz approximation would break down.
Primary author
Dr
Adam Noble
(University of Strathclyde)
Co-authors
Prof.
Dino Jaroszynski
(University of Strathclyde)
Mr
Yevgen Kravets
(University of Strathclyde)
