Monte Carlo calculations of pair production in high-intensity laser–plasma interactions
By R. Duclous, J. Kirk, A. Bell. 2010
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Gamma-ray and electron–positron pair production will figure prominently in laser–plasma experiments with next generation lasers. Using a Monte Carlo approach we show that straggling effects arising from the finite recoil an electron experiences when it emits a high-energy photon, increase the number of pairs produced on further interaction with the laser fields.
Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Mechanics of Materials, Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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- Extremely high-intensity laser interactions with fundamental quantum systems (2011, background): “Analogously to Duclous et al., 2011, it is assumed that the momentum of the photon emitted in multiphoton Compton scattering is parallel to that of the emitting electron (positron); in the same way, the momenta of the electron and positron created in multiphoton Breit-Wheeler pair production are…”