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physics.plasm-ph2013★ 397 cited
Modelling Gamma Ray Emission and Pair Production in High-Intensity Laser-Matter Interactions
C. P. Ridgers, J. G. Kirk, R. Duclous +5
In high-intensity (> 10^21W/cm^2) laser-matter interactions gamma-ray photon emission by the electrons can strongly affect the electron's dynamics and copious numbers of electron-p…
physics.plasm-ph2013★ 122 cited
Dense electron-positron plasmas and bursts of gamma-rays from laser-generated QED plasmas
C. P. Ridgers, C. S. Brady, R. Duclous +4
In simulations of a 12.5PW laser (focused intensity I = 4x10^23W/cm^2) striking a solid aluminium target 10% of the laser energy is converted to gamma-rays. A dense electron-positr…
physics.plasm-ph2012
Dense Electron-Positron Plasmas and Ultra-Intense Bursts of Gamma-Rays from Laser-Irradiated Solids
C. P. Ridgers, C. S. Brady, R. Duclous +5
In simulations of a 10PW 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 hig…