Brilliant GeV Gamma-ray flash from Inverse Compton Scattering in QED Regime

Abstract

An all-optical scheme is proposed for studying a laser-plasma based incoherent photon emission from inverse Compton scattering in quantum electrodynamic (QED) regime. A theoretical model is presented to explain the coupling effect among radiation reaction trapping, self-generated magnetic field and spiral attractor in phase space, which guarantees the energy and angular momentum (AM) transformation from electromagnetic fields to particles. Taking advantage of a prospective $\sim$10${}^{23}$W/cm${}^2$ laser facility, 3D Particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations manifest the present gamma-ray flash with an unprecedented power of multi-petawatt (PW) and brightness of 1.7$\times$10${}^{23}$photons/s/mm${}^2$/mrad${}^2$/0.1$\%$bandwidth (at 1GeV). These results bode well for new research direction in particle physics and laboratory astrophysics while exploring laser plasma interaction.