Monte Carlo calculations of pair production in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Duclous, R ^a   Kirk, J G ^b   Bell, A R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRON-POSITRON PAIR PRODUCTIONS; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; HIGH-INTENSITY LASER-PLASMA INTERACTION; LASER FIELDS; LASER PLASMA; MONTE CARLO APPROACH; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; PAIR PRODUCTION; STRAGGLING EFFECTS;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 79551627293     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/53/1/015009     Document Type: Article

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