Multiple scale derivation of the relativistic ponderomotive force
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 55 (6) , 7527-7535
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.55.7527
Abstract
In this paper we use simple physical reasoning to deduce a formula for the ponderomotive force exerted by an intense laser pulse on an electron. We verify this formula numerically, for three cases of current interest, and analytically, using the method of multiple scales.Keywords
This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
- Observation of the Transition from Thomson to Compton Scattering in Multiphoton Interactions with Low-Energy ElectronsPhysical Review Letters, 1995
- Terawatt to Petawatt Subpicosecond LasersScience, 1994
- Plasma Particle AcceleratorsScientific American, 1989
- A covariant formalism for wave propagation applied to stimulated Raman scatteringPhysics of Fluids, 1988
- Progress in Laser FusionScientific American, 1986
- Ultrarelativistic electromagnetic pulses in plasmasPhysical Review A, 1981
- Mutual Refraction of Electrons and PhotonsPhysical Review B, 1966
- Refraction of Electron Beams by Intense Electromagnetic WavesPhysical Review Letters, 1966
- Trapping of electrons in a spatially inhomogeneous laser beamPhysics Letters, 1966
- Charged Particles in a Non-uniform Radio-frequency FieldNature, 1957