Relativistically transparent magnetic filaments: scaling laws, initial results and prospects for strong-field QED studies

Relativistic transparency enables volumetric laser interaction with overdense plasmas and direct laser acceleration of electrons to relativistic velocities. The dense electron current generates a magnetic filament with field strength of the order of the laser amplitude (>10 ^5 T). The magnetic fi...

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Main Authors: H G Rinderknecht, T Wang, A Laso Garcia, G Bruhaug, M S Wei, H J Quevedo, T Ditmire, J Williams, A Haid, D Doria, K M Spohr, T Toncian, A Arefiev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ac22e7