We model the emission of high energy photons due to relativistic charged
particle motion in intense laser-plasma interactions. This is done within a
particle-in-cell code, for which high frequency radiation normally cannot be
resolved due to finite time steps and grid size. A simple expression for the
synchrotron radiation spectra is used together with a Monte-Carlo method for
the emittance. We extend previous work by allowing for arbitrary fields,
considering the particles to be in instantaneous circular motion due to an
effective magnetic field. Furthermore we implement noise reduction techniques
and present validity estimates of the method. Finally, we perform a rigorous
comparison to the mechanism of radiation reaction, and find the emitted energy
to be in excellent agreement with the losses calculated using radiation
reaction
