Numerical modeling of radiation-dominated and quantum-electrodynamically strong regimes of laser-plasma interaction

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Title: Numerical modeling of radiation-dominated and quantum-electrodynamically strong regimes of laser-plasma interaction

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Ultra-strong laser pulses can be so intense that an electron in the focused beam loses significant energy due to {gamma}-photon emission while its motion deviates via the radiation back-reaction. Numerical methods and tools designed to simulate radiation-dominated and quantum-electrodynamically strong laser-plasma interactions are summarized here.

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Sokolov, Igor V. ^[1]; Naumova, Natalia M. ^[2]; Nees, John A. ^[3]

Space Physics Research Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (United States)
Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquee, UMR 7639 ENSTA, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91761 Palaiseau (France)
Center for Ultrafast Optical Science and FOCUS Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (United States)

Publication Date:: 2011-09-15

OSTI Identifier:: 22043523

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Physics of Plasmas

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 18; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; BEAMS; INTERACTIONS; LASER RADIATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTON EMISSION; PLASMA; PLASMA SIMULATION; PULSES; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS

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                    Sokolov, Igor V., Naumova, Natalia M., and Nees, John A. Numerical modeling of radiation-dominated and quantum-electrodynamically strong regimes of laser-plasma interaction.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
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                    Sokolov, Igor V., Naumova, Natalia M., & Nees, John A. Numerical modeling of radiation-dominated and quantum-electrodynamically strong regimes of laser-plasma interaction.  United States.  doi:10.1063/1.3638138.

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                    Sokolov, Igor V., Naumova, Natalia M., and Nees, John A. Thu .  
        "Numerical modeling of radiation-dominated and quantum-electrodynamically strong regimes of laser-plasma interaction".  United States.  doi:10.1063/1.3638138.

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  title        = {Numerical modeling of radiation-dominated and quantum-electrodynamically strong regimes of laser-plasma interaction},

  author       = {Sokolov, Igor V. and Naumova, Natalia M. and Nees, John A.},

  abstractNote = {Ultra-strong laser pulses can be so intense that an electron in the focused beam loses significant energy due to {gamma}-photon emission while its motion deviates via the radiation back-reaction. Numerical methods and tools designed to simulate radiation-dominated and quantum-electrodynamically strong laser-plasma interactions are summarized here.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.3638138},

  journal      = {Physics of Plasmas},

  issn         = {1070-664X},

  number       = 9,

  volume       = 18,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2011},

  month        = {9}

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