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Dense Electron-Positron Plasmas and Ultraintenseγrays from Laser-Irradiated Solids
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In simulations of a 10 PW laser striking a solid, we demonstrate the possibility of producing a pure electron-positron plasma by the same processes as those thought to operate in high-energy astrophysical environments. A maximum positron density of ${10}^{26}\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{m}}^{\ensuremath{-}3}$ can be achieved, 7 orders of magnitude greater than achieved in previous experiments. Additionally, $35%$ of the laser energy is converted to a burst of $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ rays of intensity ${10}^{22}\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{W}\text{ }{\mathrm{cm}}^{\ensuremath{-}2}$, potentially the most intense $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-ray source available in the laboratory. This absorption results in a strong feedback between both pair and $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-ray production and classical plasma physics in the new ``QED-plasma'' regime.
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- Ridgers, C. P., Brady, C. S., Duclous, R., Kirk, J. G., Bennett, K., Arber, T. D., Robinson, A. P. L., & Bell, A. R.
- Venue
- Physical Review Letters
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- American Physical Society (APS)
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- 2012-04-19
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- 108
- Issue
- 16
- Pages
- 165006-165006
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- 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
- 1079-7114
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- W1723392979
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- 14.49
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- Language
- en
- Open access
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