Generalizing the Sokolov-Ternov effect for radiative polarization in intense laser fields
arXiv:1912.03625
Abstract
A consistent description of the radiative polarization for relativistic electrons in intense laser fields is derived by generalizing the Sokolov-Ternov effect in general field structure. The new form together with the spin-dependent radiation-reaction force provides a complete set of dynamical equations for electron momentum and spin in strong fields. When applied to varying intense fields, e.g. the laser fields, the generalized Sokolov-Ternov effect allows electrons to gain or lose polarization in any directions other than along the magnetic field in the rest frame of the electron. The generalized theory is applied to the collision process between initially polarized/unpolarized high energy electrons with linearly polarized ultra-intense laser pulse, showing results that eliminate the dependence on specific choices of a quantization axis and spin initialization existing in spin-projection models.
arXiv comment12 pages, 4 figures
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