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Numerical modeling of quantum beam generation from ultra-intense laser-matter interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2015

Tatsufumi Nakamura  and
Takehito Hayakawa
Tatsufumi Nakamura*
Affiliation:
Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan
Takehito Hayakawa
Affiliation:
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Japan
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Tatsufumi Nakamura, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Fukuoka 811-0295, Japan. E-mail: t-nakamura@fit.ac.jp
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Abstract

When intense laser beams interact with solid targets, high-energy photons are effectively generated via radiation reaction effect. These photons receive a large portion of the incident laser energy, and the energy transport by photons through the target is crucial for the understanding of the laser–matter interactions. In order to understand the energy transport, we newly developed a Particle-in-Cell code which includes the photon–matter interactions by introducing photon macro-particles. Test simulations are performed and compared with simulations using a particle transport code, which shows a good agreement.

Keywords

Gamma-ray transportIntense laserParticle-in-Cell simulationQuantum beam generation
Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , June 2015 , pp. 151 - 155
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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