Multiple scattering in laser assisted free-free scattering experiments

We present the results of a series of Monte Carlo simulations of the laser assisted free-free experiments reported by Wallbank and Holmes$^{\mathrm{1}}$. Our simulations make use of the cross sections calculated by Fursa and Bray$^{\mathrm{2}}$, and the Kroll-Watson approximation$^{\mathrm{3}}$ to account for the effect of the laser field on the scattering process. The target density for these simulations is based on the experimental conditions reported by Wallbank and Holmes$^{\mathrm{4}}$. We find that our results are in reasonable agreement with the experimental data.\\ \\$1.$ B. Wallbank and J. K. Holmes, Phys. Rev. A 48, R2515 (1993). \newline 2. D. V. Fursa and I. Bray, Phys. Rev. A 52, 1279 (1995). \newline 3. N. M. Kroll and K. M. Watson, Phys. Rev. A 8, 804 (1973). \newline4. B. Wallbank and J. K. Holmes, Can. J. Phys. 79, 1237 (2001).