Attosecond gamma-ray flashes and electron-positron pairs in dyadic laser interaction with micro-wire

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Auteurs principaux: Hadjisolomou, P., Jeong, T. M., Valenta, P., Macleod, A. J., Shaisultanov, R., Ridgers, C. P., Bulanov, S. V.
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author Hadjisolomou, P.
Jeong, T. M.
Valenta, P.
Macleod, A. J.
Shaisultanov, R.
Ridgers, C. P.
Bulanov, S. V.
author_facet Hadjisolomou, P.
Jeong, T. M.
Valenta, P.
Macleod, A. J.
Shaisultanov, R.
Ridgers, C. P.
Bulanov, S. V.
contents The interaction of an ultra-intense laser with matter is an efficient source of high-energy particles, with efforts directed towards narrowing the divergence and simultaneously increasing the brightness. In this paper we report on emission of highly collimated, ultrabright, attosecond $γ$-photons and generation of dense electron-positron pairs via a tunable particle generation scheme which utilizes the interaction of two high-power lasers with a thin wire target. Irradiating the target with a radially polarized laser pulse first produces a series of high charge, short duration, electron bunches with low transverse momentum. These electron bunches subsequently collide with a counter-propagating high intensity laser. Depending on the intensity of the counter-propagating laser, the scheme generates highly collimated ultra-bright GeV-level $γ$-beams and/or electron-positron plasma of solid density level.
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spellingShingle Attosecond gamma-ray flashes and electron-positron pairs in dyadic laser interaction with micro-wire
Hadjisolomou, P.
Jeong, T. M.
Valenta, P.
Macleod, A. J.
Shaisultanov, R.
Ridgers, C. P.
Bulanov, S. V.
Plasma Physics
Accelerator Physics
The interaction of an ultra-intense laser with matter is an efficient source of high-energy particles, with efforts directed towards narrowing the divergence and simultaneously increasing the brightness. In this paper we report on emission of highly collimated, ultrabright, attosecond $γ$-photons and generation of dense electron-positron pairs via a tunable particle generation scheme which utilizes the interaction of two high-power lasers with a thin wire target. Irradiating the target with a radially polarized laser pulse first produces a series of high charge, short duration, electron bunches with low transverse momentum. These electron bunches subsequently collide with a counter-propagating high intensity laser. Depending on the intensity of the counter-propagating laser, the scheme generates highly collimated ultra-bright GeV-level $γ$-beams and/or electron-positron plasma of solid density level.
title Attosecond gamma-ray flashes and electron-positron pairs in dyadic laser interaction with micro-wire
topic Plasma Physics
Accelerator Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.01865