On the possibility of resonant acceleration of charged particles by the field of a transverse electromagnetic wave in vacuum

TL;DR

This paper investigates the conditions under which charged particles can be resonantly accelerated by intense transverse electromagnetic waves in vacuum, combining analytical and numerical methods to understand the acceleration mechanism.

Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of the conditions and mechanisms for resonant particle acceleration in vacuum, which was not thoroughly characterized before.

Findings

Resonant acceleration conditions are explicitly formulated.

Analytical and numerical methods are combined for analysis.

Mechanism of acceleration is discussed in detail.

Abstract

The analytical and numerical analysis of the dynamics of charged particles in the field of an intensive transverse electromagnetic wave in a vacuum presented in the article. Identifies the conditions for resonant acceleration of particles. These conditions are formulated. The features and the mechanism of this acceleration are discussed.