The effect of laser polarization on radiation reaction trapping of the electrons in ultra high power laser interaction with rarified plasma

In ultra-high power laser interaction with plasma, quantum electrodynamics phenomena such as high energy photon emission by electrons, radiation reaction trapping, and anti-particle creation can affect the interaction mechanism. In the present work, the interaction mechanism of the circular and linear laser with an intensity higher than 1023 W/cm2 with rarified plasma in the presence of the radiation reaction force has been investigated using particle in cell simulation. The results indicate that radiation reaction trapping for circular polarization is more effective than the linear one. Also, photons emitted by electrons have a higher density for circular polarization. For both polarizations, at later times of the interaction, considering photon emission and radiation reaction effects lead to the significant decrement of the cut-off energy of electrons. The cut-off energy of the emitted photons for circular polarization is higher than that of linear polarization.