Monte Carlo calculations of pair production in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2015-05-20 v1
Abstract
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.
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@article{arxiv.1010.4584,
title = {Monte Carlo calculations of pair production in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions},
author = {Roland Duclous and John Kirk and Anthony Bell},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.4584},
year = {2015}
}