Kinetic modelling of quantum effects in laser-beam interaction |
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Authors: | EN Nerush IYu Kostyukov |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov St., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
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Abstract: | We present the results of kinetic modelling of quantum effects in laser-beam interaction. In the developed numerical model, electron-positron pair production by hard photons, hard photon emission and the electromagnetic fields generated by the created charged particles are taken into account. Interaction of a relativistic electron beam with a strong laser pulse is analyzed. It is shown that the quantum effects can be important even for moderately intense laser pulses when the number of emitted photons by single electron is not large. Electron-positron pair plasma production in extremely intense laser field via development of electromagnetic cascades is also studied. The simulation results confirm the prediction of strong laser field absorption in the self-generated electron-positron plasma. It is shown that the self-generated electron-positron plasma can be an efficient source of energetic gamma-quanta. |
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Keywords: | Electromagnetic cascades Electron-positron plasma Electron beam |
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