Pair and γ-photon production from a thin foil confined by two laser pulses

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Shen, Baifei ^a,b   Meyer ter Vehn, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; HEATING; IRRADIATION; METAL FOIL; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; POSITRONS;

ANNIHILATION; POSITRON DENSITY; PULSE PROPAGATION; THIN FOILS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 41349111421     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.016405     Document Type: Article

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