Stimulated Bremsstrahlung in ElectronNucleus Scattering in a Multifrequency Electromagnetic Field

Abstract

We theoretically investigate stimulated bremsstrahlung emission and absorption (SBEA) in the scattering of a relativistic electron by a nucleus in a multifrequency field of circularly polarized plane electromagnetic waves propagating in the same direction. The general relativistic expression for the SBEA probability is derived. It is demonstrated that the probability of multiphoton SBEA involving an arbitrary number of waves is governed by the functions, which depends on BunkinFedorov quantum parameters and quantum interference parameters. We separate two substantially different kinematic ranges in electron scattering: the BunkinFedorov range and the interference range. In the interference range, we reveal a correlation between the numbers of photons in all the waves. Due to this correlation, the total number of photons emitted or absorbed by an electron (with allowance for the polarizations of waves) is equal to zero. We analyze the cases of nonrelativistic, relativistic, and ultrarelativistic electron energies. It is demonstrated that the probability of multiphoton SBEA for an electron scattered in the interference range may considerably exceed the corresponding probability in the BunkinFedorov range.