Diagnostics of peak laser intensity by pair production from thin foil target

It is known that in the small quantum parameter regime the Breit-Wheeler electron-positron pair creation cross section is extremely sensitive on the photon energy and on the background field. We present the dependence of positron yield on laser intensity in laser-foil interactions with the help of a...

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Bibliográfiai részletek
Szerzők: Lécz Zsolt
Andreev Alexander
Dokumentumtípus: Cikk
Megjelent: 2020
Sorozat:LASER PHYSICS LETTERS 17 No. 5
Tárgyszavak:
doi:10.1088/1612-202x/ab83fe

mtmt:33046775
Online Access:http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/27858
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Tartalmi kivonat:It is known that in the small quantum parameter regime the Breit-Wheeler electron-positron pair creation cross section is extremely sensitive on the photon energy and on the background field. We present the dependence of positron yield on laser intensity in laser-foil interactions with the help of analytical theory and particle-in-cell simulaitons. These particles are emitted in a relatively narrow range of cone angles close to perpendicular direction relative to the laser beam axis. This allows for establishing an in situ intensity diagnostic by measuring the positron current in experiments where peta-watt class lasers are used.
Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők:5
ISSN:1612-2011