Generalizing the Sokolov-Ternov effect for radiative polarization in intense laser fields

• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1912.03625
• Publication Date: 2019-01-01
• Authors: Xuesong Geng; Zhigang Bu; Yitong Wu; Qizheng Han; Chong Qin; W.Q. Wang; Xue Yan; L.G. Zhang; Baifei Shen; Liangliang Ji
• Keywords: Helicity

A consistent description of the radiative polarization for relativistic electrons in intense laser fields is derived by generalizing Sokolov-Ternov effect general field structure. The new form together with spin-dependent radiation-reaction force provides a complete set dynamical equations electron momentum and spin strong fields. When applied to varying fields, e.g. generalized allows gain or lose any directions other than along magnetic rest frame electron. theory collision process between initially polarized/unpolarized high energy linearly polarized ultra-intense pulse, showing results that eliminate dependence on specific choices quantization axis initialization existing spin-projection models.