Towards laboratory produced relativistic electron-positron pair plasmas

We review recent experimental results on the path to producing electron-positron pair plasmas using lasers. Relativistic pair-plasmas and jets are believed to exist in many astrophysical objects and are often invoked to explain energetic phenomena related to Gamma Ray Bursts and Black Holes. On eart...

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Main Authors: Chen, H, Meyerhofer, D, Wilks, S, Cauble, R, Dollar, F, Falk, K, Gregori, G, Hazi, A, Moses, E, Murphy, C, Myatt, J, Park, J, Seely, J, Shepherd, R, Spitkovsky, A, Stoeckl, C, Szabo, C, Tommasini, R, Zulick, C, Beiersdorfer, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011