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Relativistic self-compression approaching the Schwinger limit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2005

PADMA K. SHUKLA ,
BENGT ELIASSON  and
MATTIAS MARKLUND
PADMA K. SHUKLA
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik IV, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
BENGT ELIASSON
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik IV, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
MATTIAS MARKLUND
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik IV, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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Abstract

The effects of relativistic mass increase is considered in the context of intense laser–plasma interactions. It is found that the result of the relativistic effect is to enhance the self-compression and collapse of the intense laser pulse, making it possible to reach the Schwinger field limit, at which pair creation would need to be considered.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 71 , Issue 2 , April 2005 , pp. 213 - 215
Copyright
2005 Cambridge University Press

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