Abstract
We report measurements of one-, two-, and three-photon processes during the elastic scattering of electrons through 90∘ by helium, argon, and molecular-nitrogen targets, in the presence of 1.17-eV photons from a Nd:YAG laser. The incident energy of the electrons was 200 and 350 eV, and the linear polarization direction of the laser was parallel to the momentum transfer direction. Our measured free-free count rates for the three processes are target independent within the experimental uncertainties, perfectly consistent with the Kroll-Watson approximation, which assumes no interaction of the laser radiation with the target.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-4-2016
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.93.013403
Funding Information
This work was supported by the NSF under Grants No. PHY-0855040 (N.L.S.M.) and No. PHY-1402899 (B.A.d.).
Repository Citation
Martin, Nicholas L. S. and deHarak, B. A., "Test of Target Independence for Free-Free Scattering in a Nd:YAG Laser Field" (2016). Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications. 438.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_facpub/438
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Physical Review A, v. 93, issue 1, 013403, p. 1-4.
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