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Space-time localization of the radiation emitted by an electromagnetically driven charge and the question of the position of an electron
Emilio FiordilinoFranco PersicoPietro Paolo Corsosubject
PhysicsField (physics)Electromagnetic spectrumScatteringbusiness.industrySpace timeCharge (physics)ElectronRadiationLaserAtomic and Molecular Physics and Opticslaw.inventionOpticslawAtomic physicsbusinessdescription
Abstract We study the electromagnetic spectrum emitted by a free charge driven by a strong laser field in the proximity of a stationary scattering centre that acts as an accelerating third body. We show that under the most general conditions the radiation is emitted close to the scatterer and during a welldefined time interval. Thus it should be possible, at least in principle, to determine the position of the electron by observing the radiation that it is emitting.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-01 |