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The physics of laser-electron interactions changes dramatically at relativistic intensities, where the transverse momentum of the charge, measured in electron units, exceeds one. Three fundamental processes are known to occur in this regime: nonlinear ponderomotive1 and Compton2,3 scattering, and high intensity Kapitza-Dirac scattering4,5. These vacuum interactions correspond to the following geometries: collinear propagation, head-on collision, and electron diffraction in a laser standing wave, respectively.
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Hartemann, F.V., Landahl, E.C., Van Meter, J.R., Troha, A.L., Kerman, A.K., Luhmann, N.C. (1998). Classical Theory of Nonlinear Compton Scattering and Three-Dimensional Ponderomotive Scattering. In: DiMauro, L., Murnane, M., L’Huillier, A. (eds) Applications of High-Field and Short Wavelength Sources. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9241-6_34
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