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High-flux positrons generation via two counter-propagating laser pulses irradiating near-critical-density plasmas
- Source :
- Physics of Plasmas. 25:103106
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- AIP Publishing, 2018.
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Abstract
- A scheme for generating high-flux positrons by two counter-propagating laser pulses colliding in near-critical-density plasmas is proposed, which might be realized with current laser facilities. Positrons of number 2.79 × 105 and with a maximum density of 9.63 × 1024 m−3 can be generated for a laser with an intensity of 1022 W cm−2. This is attributed to the increase in the cross sections for photon radiation and positron generation in the colliding scheme. In order to improve the positron generation, the relevant parameters are discussed in detail. This scheme will facilitate the observation of the Breit-Wheeler positrons in the laboratory.
- Subjects :
- Physics
Near critical
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Photon radiation
Plasma
Condensed Matter Physics
Laser
01 natural sciences
010305 fluids & plasmas
law.invention
Computational physics
High flux
Positron
law
0103 physical sciences
Physics::Accelerator Physics
High Energy Physics::Experiment
Current (fluid)
010306 general physics
Intensity (heat transfer)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10897674 and 1070664X
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physics of Plasmas
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........1b8d4b5f6700ea7ee4f52684ab4c4df4