We derive a 1D quantum model for the free electron laser in terms of a Wigner function for the electron beam. We consider both the case of an unbounded space coordinate, for which the momentum is continuous, and the case of a periodic space coordinate, for which the momentum is discrete. The Wigner model extends the Schrodinger model, previously considered, since it also describes the evolution of a mixed state. Furthermore, the Wigner model shows explicitly the classical limit when the quantum FEL parameter rho is large. This model is also the starting point for a future extension to a 3D description of the electron dynamics. The results obtained here are also valid for the quantum description of the collective atomic recoil laser.

A Wigner function model for free electron lasers / N. Piovella, M.M. Cola, L. Volpe, R. Gaiba, A. Schiavi, R. Bonifacio. - In: OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 0030-4018. - 274:2(2007), pp. 347-353.

A Wigner function model for free electron lasers

N. Piovella
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M.M. Cola;L. Volpe;R. Bonifacio
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2007

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We derive a 1D quantum model for the free electron laser in terms of a Wigner function for the electron beam. We consider both the case of an unbounded space coordinate, for which the momentum is continuous, and the case of a periodic space coordinate, for which the momentum is discrete. The Wigner model extends the Schrodinger model, previously considered, since it also describes the evolution of a mixed state. Furthermore, the Wigner model shows explicitly the classical limit when the quantum FEL parameter rho is large. This model is also the starting point for a future extension to a 3D description of the electron dynamics. The results obtained here are also valid for the quantum description of the collective atomic recoil laser.
Settore FIS/03 - Fisica della Materia
2007
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