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Arbitrarily polarized γ-photon source from nonlinear Compton scattering

Yu Xin1, Zu-dong Zhao1, and Suo Tang1,2,3,*

  • 1College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266100, China
  • 2Engineering Research Center of Advanced Marine Physical Instruments and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Qingdao, Shandong 266100, China
  • 3Qingdao Key Laboratory of Optics and Optoelectronics, Qingdao, Shandong 266100, China

  • *Contact author: tangsuo@ouc.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. D 111, 116016 – Published 17 June, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/qyy3-cl18

Abstract

We investigate the nonlinear Compton photon source for upcoming laser-particle experiments in the collision scenario of high-energy electron beams and relativistic laser pulses. The stronger laser field could not only improve the scattering probability but also induce broader photon beam divergence. To maximize the photon flux in a realistic narrow angular acceptance, we show that a balance must be met for the laser intensity to boost the scattering probability and simultaneously confine its beam divergence. For the currently experiment-concerned 10 GeV energy regime, the balanced laser intensity locates in the intermediate intensity regime of ξ∼O(1). In these regimes of laser intensity and electron energy, the accepted photons within a relatively narrow acceptance are highly polarized in the state closely relating to the polarization of the laser pulse, which actually implies a potential route to finely control the photon polarization via the laser polarization.

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Phys. Rev. D 111, 116016– Published 17 June, 2025
  • Received 2 February 2025
  • Accepted 23 May 2025
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