Relativistic quasimonoenergetic positron jets from intense laser-solid interactions.

Detailed angle and energy resolved measurements of positrons ejected from the back of a gold target that was irradiated with an intense picosecond duration laser pulse reveal that the positrons are ejected in a collimated relativistic jet. The laser-positron energy conversion efficiency is ∼2×10{-4}...

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Main Authors: Chen, H, Wilks, S, Meyerhofer, D, Bonlie, J, Chen, C, Chen, SN, Courtois, C, Elberson, L, Gregori, G, Kruer, W, Landoas, O, Mithen, J, Myatt, J, Murphy, C, Nilson, P, Price, D, Schneider, M, Shepherd, R, Stoeckl, C, Tabak, M, Tommasini, R, Beiersdorfer, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010