Estimates of electron-positron pair production in the interaction of high-power laser radiation with high-Z targets
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- Published by Pleiades Publishing Ltd in JETP Letters
- Vol. 67 (4) , 257-262
- https://doi.org/10.1134/1.567660
Abstract
Electron-positron production processes occurring in the interaction of 1018–1020 W/cm2 laser radiation with high-Z targets are examined. Computational results are presented for the pair production and the positron yield from the target with allowance for the contribution of pair production processes due to electrons and bremsstrahlung photons. Monte Carlo simulations using the PRIZMA code confirm the estimates obtained. The possible positron yield from high-Z targets irradiated with 102–103 TW laser radiation is estimated to be 109–1011.Keywords
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