Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 223, 1045-1054 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2014-02155-5

Regular Article

Effect of radiation reaction on particle motion and production in IZEST-strong fields

¹ Space Physics Research Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
² IZEST, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France
³ Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée, ENSTA ParisTech, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, UMR 7639, 91761 Palaiseau, France

Received: 13 March 2014
Revised: 24 March 2014
Published online: 4 June 2014

Abstract

We discuss radiation physics in fields approaching the Schwinger field. Among the leading effects in such strong fields are: (1) lepton production; (2) radiation effects from highly accelerated electrons; and (3) radiation back-reaction. Once applied to multi-TeV electrons, the intense electromagnetic fields could produce radiating muons.