arXiv · 2010.15756
Resonant Interaction of Modulation-correlated Quantum Electron Wavepackets with Bound Electron States
Abstract
Free-Electron Bound-Electron Resonant Interaction (FEBERI) is the resonant inelastic interaction of periodically density-bunched free electrons with a quantum two level system. We present a comprehensive relativistic quantum mechanical theory for this interaction in a model in which the electrons are represented as quantum electron wavepackets (QEW). The analysis reveals the wave-particle duality nature of the QEW, delineating the point-particle-like and wave-like interaction regimes, and manifesting the physical reality of the wavefunction dimensions and its density modulation characteristics in interaction with matter. The analysis comprehends the case of laser-beam-modulated multiple QEWs that are modulation-phase correlated. Based on the Born interpretation of the electron wavefunction we predict quantum transitions enhancement proportional to the number of electrons squared, analogous to superradiance.
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Avraham Gover, Bin Zhang, Du Ran, Reuven Ianconescu, Aharon Friedman, Jacob Scheuer, Amnon Yariv. 2020-10-29. Resonant Interaction of Modulation-correlated Quantum Electron Wavepackets with Bound Electron States. https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.15756
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