Probing strong-field QED with Doppler-boosted PetaWatt-class lasers
Plasma Physics
2021-09-15 v1
Abstract
We propose a scheme to explore regimes of strong-field Quantum Electrodynamics (SF-QED) otherwise unattainable with the currently available laser technology. The scheme relies on relativistic plasma mirrors curved by radiation pressure to boost the intensity of PetaWatt-class laser pulses by Doppler effect and focus them to extreme field intensities. We show that very clear SF-QED signatures could be observed by placing a secondary target where the boosted beam is focused.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2012.07696,
title = {Probing strong-field QED with Doppler-boosted PetaWatt-class lasers},
author = {Luca Fedeli and Antonin Sainte-Marie and Neil Zaïm and Maxence Thévenet and Jean-Luc Vay and Andrew Myers and Fabien Quéré and Henri Vincenti},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.07696},
year = {2021}
}
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