Pair production in counter-propagating laser beams

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Kirk, J G ^a   Bell, A R ^b,c   Arka, I ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Science and Technology Facilities Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTER-PROPAGATING BEAM; COUNTERPROPAGATING; ELECTRON TRAJECTORIES; ELECTRON-POSITRON PAIRS; LINEARLY POLARIZED; NON-LINEAR; OVERDENSE; PAIR PRODUCTION;

COMPTON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; LASER PULSES; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

LASERS;

EID: 70350602585     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/51/8/085008     Document Type: Article

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