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Generating high-yield positrons and relativistic collisionless shocks by 10 PW laser

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2017

J. Jiao ,
B. Zhang ,
J. Yu ,
Z. Zhang ,
Y. Yan ,
S. He ,
Z. Deng ,
J. Teng ,
W. Hong  and
Y. Gu
J. Jiao
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, Mianyang, Sichuan, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
B. Zhang
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, Mianyang, Sichuan, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
J. Yu
Affiliation:
Blackett Laboratory, The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Imperial College, London, UK
Z. Zhang
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, Mianyang, Sichuan, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Y. Yan
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, Mianyang, Sichuan, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
S. He
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, Mianyang, Sichuan, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Z. Deng
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, Mianyang, Sichuan, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
J. Teng
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, Mianyang, Sichuan, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
W. Hong
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, Mianyang, Sichuan, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Y. Gu*
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, Mianyang, Sichuan, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan, China IFSA Collaborative innovation center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China HEDPS, Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: E-mail: yqgu@caep.cn
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Abstract

Relativistic collisionless shock charged particle acceleration is considered as a possible origin of high-energy cosmic rays. However, it is hard to explore the nature of relativistic collisionless shock due to its low occurring frequency and remote detecting distance. Recently, there are some works attempt to solve this problem by generating relativistic collisionless shock in laboratory conditions. In laboratory, the scheme of generation of relativistic collisionless shock is that two electron–positron pair plasmas knock each other. However, in laboratory, the appropriate pair plasmas have been not generated. The 10 PW laser pulse maybe generates the pair plasmas that satisfy the formation condition of relativistic collisionless shock due to its ultrahigh intensity and energy. In this paper, we study the positron production by ultraintense laser high Z target interaction using numerical simulations, which consider quantum electrodynamics effect. The simulation results show that the forward positron beam up to 1013/kJ can be generated by 10 PW laser pulse interacting with lead target. The estimation of relativistic collisionless shock formation shows that the positron yield satisfies formation condition and the positron divergence needs to be controlled. Our results indicate that the generation of relativistic collisionless shock by 10 PW laser facilities in laboratory is possible.

Keywords

Laser–plasma interactionPositron productionRelativistic collisionless shock10 PW laser
Type
Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , June 2017 , pp. 234 - 240
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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