Abstract:The single and collective particle interaction with spatially localized wavepackets is analytically and numerically studied. The role of the finite spatial width of the wavepacket on the momentum and energy variation of particles passing through the wavepacket is investigated. The range of validity of analytical results, based on a perturbative approach, is investigated and clearly defined. Strongly nonlinear effects are shown to qualitatively differentiate the collective particle dynamics, for larger interact… Show more
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