Shape-Dependence of Spontaneous Photon Emission by Quantum Electron Wavepackets and the QED Origin of Bunched Electron Beam Superradiance

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2401.05978v1
• Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:24:30 GMT
• Title: Shape-Dependence of Spontaneous Photon Emission by Quantum Electron Wavepackets and the QED Origin of Bunched Electron Beam Superradiance
• Authors: Bin Zhang, Reuven Ianconescu, Aharon Friedman, Jacob Scheuer, Mikhail Tokman, Yiming Pan, Avraham Gover
• Abstract summary: We show that the quantum state of the emitted photons is non-classical and does depend on the QEW shape. This non-classicality originates from the shape dependent off-diagonal terms of the photon density matrix. Our findings indicate that in the case of a modulated density QEWs beam, the phase of the off-diagonal terms of the photon state emitted by the modulated QEWs is the harbinger of bunched beam superradiance.
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• Abstract: It has been shown that the spontaneous emission rate of photons by free electrons, unlike stimulated emission, is independent of the shape or modulation of the quantum electron wavefunction (QEW). Nevertheless, here we show that the quantum state of the emitted photons is non-classical and does depend on the QEW shape. This non-classicality originates from the shape dependent off-diagonal terms of the photon density matrix. This is manifested in the Wigner distribution function and would be observable experimentally through Homodyne detection techniques as a squeezing effect. Considering a scheme of electrons interaction with a single microcavity mode, we present a QED formulation of spontaneous emission by multiple modulated QEWs through a build-up process. Our findings indicate that in the case of a density modulated QEWs beam, the phase of the off-diagonal terms of the photon state emitted by the modulated QEWs is the harbinger of bunched beam superradiance, where the spontaneous emission is proportional to N_e^2. This observation offers a potential for enhancement of other quantum electron interactions with quantum systems by a modulated QEWs beam carrying coherence and quantum properties of the modulation.

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