Multiple colliding electromagnetic pulses: a way to lower the threshold of $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ pair production from vacuum

S. S. Bulanov, V. D. Mur, N. B. Narozhny +2

The scheme of simultaneous multiple pulse focusing on one spot naturally arises from the structural features of projected new laser systems, such as ELI and HiPER. It is shown that…