Strong Radiation-Damping Effects in a Gamma-Ray Source Generated by the Interaction of a High-Intensity Laser with a Wakefield-Accelerated Electron Beam

Abstract

Experiments exploring the collision of a high-intensity laser beam with an electron beam are within the reach of modern laser technology. New fundamental insights into the quantum electrodynamic process of photon emission from accelerating electrons and a new type of gamma-ray sources may emerge from these soon-to-be-realized experiments.