Experimental observation of polarization-resolved nonlinear Thomson scattering of elliptically polarized light

Colton Fruhling; Junzhi Wang; Donald Umstadter; Christoph Schulzke; Mahonri Romero; Michael Ware; Justin Peatross

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.104.053519

Experimental observation of polarization-resolved nonlinear Thomson scattering of elliptically polarized light

Colton Fruhling, Junzhi Wang, Donald Umstadter, Christoph Schulzke, Mahonri Romero, Michael Ware, Justin Peatross

Physics and Astronomy

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We report experimental results from a study of nonlinear Thomson scattering of elliptically polarized light. Polarization-resolved radiation patterns of the scattered light are measured as a function of the elliptical polarization state of the incident laser light. The relativistic electron trajectory in intense elliptically polarized fields leads to the formation of unique radiated polarization states, which are observed by our measurements and predicted by a theoretical model. The polarization of Thomson scattered light depends strongly on the intensity of the incident light due to nonlinearity. The results are relevant to high-field electrodynamics and to research and development of light sources with novel capabilities.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	053519
Journal	Physical Review A
Volume	104
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.104.053519
State	Published - Nov 2021

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