QED cascade with 10 PW-class lasers

0484762 - FZÚ 2018 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Jirka, Martin - Klimo, Ondřej - Vranic, M. - Weber, Stefan A. - Korn, Georg
QED cascade with 10 PW-class lasers.
Scientific Reports. Roč. 7, Nov (2017), s. 1-7, č. článku 15302. ISSN 2045-2322. E-ISSN 2045-2322
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT EF15_008/0000162; GA MŠMT EF16_013/0001793; GA MŠMT EF15_003/0000449; GA ČR(CZ) GA15-02964S; GA MŠMT LQ1606
Grant - others:ELI Beamlines(XE) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_008/0000162; OP VVV - ELITAS(XE) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_013/0001793; OP VVV - HiFi(XE) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000449
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : intensity * regime * optics * plasma * pulse
OECD category: Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)
Impact factor: 4.122, year: 2017

The intensities of the order of 10(23-24) W/cm(2) are required to efficiently generate electron-positron pairs in laser-matter interaction when multiple laser beam collision is employed. To achieve such intense laser fields with the upcoming generation of 10 PW laser beams, focusing to sub-micron spot size is required. In this paper, the possibility of pair production cascade development is studied for the case of a standing wave created by two tightly focused colliding laser pulses.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0279906