Energy exchange between free electrons and light in vacuum
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 50 (10), 6120-6122
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.325783
Abstract
Momentum is exchanged between free electrons and light when the interaction length is limited. An analysis and a computer simulation determine the characteristics of this energy transfer. Possible experimental schemes at optical and infrared wavelengths are explored.Keywords
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