# Radiation Dominated Electromagnetic Shield

## TL;DR

This paper investigates how high-energy electrons interact with a standing electromagnetic wave, showing they can be trapped near electric field maxima due to radiation friction effects, with negligible quantum influence.

## Contribution

It introduces a detailed analysis of electron trapping in a standing wave caused by radiation friction, highlighting nonlinear effects and quantum negligible conditions.

## Key findings

- Electrons are stopped within a wavelength of the wave.
- Electrons become trapped near electric field maxima.
- Quantum effects on radiation friction are negligible.

## Abstract

We analyze the collision of a high energy electron beam with an oscillating electric and magnetic field configuration, which represents a three-dimensional standing electromagnetic wave. The radiating electrons are stopped at the distance of the order of or less than the electromagnetic wave wavelength, and become trapped near the electric field local maxima due to the nonlinear dependence of the radiation friction force on the electromagnetic field strength, while the quantum effects on the radiation friction remain negligible.