Vacuum breakdown in magnetic dipole wave by 10-PW class lasers

Efimenko ES, Bashinov A, Muraviev AA, Volokitin VD, Meyerov IB, Leuchs G, Sergeev AM, Kim A (2022)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

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Book Volume: 106

Article Number: 015201

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.106.015201

Abstract

The vacuum breakdown by 10-PW-class lasers is studied in the optimal configuration of laser beams in the form of an m-dipole wave, which maximizes the magnetic field. Using 3D PIC simulations we calculated the threshold of vacuum breakdown, which is about 10 PW. We examined in detail the dynamics of particles and identified particle trajectories which contribute the most to vacuum breakdown in such highly inhomogeneous fields. We analyzed the dynamics of the electron-positron plasma distribution on the avalanche stage. It is shown that the forming plasma structures represent concentric toroidal layers and the interplay between particle ensembles from different spatial regions favors vacuum breakdown. Based on the angular distribution of charged particles and gamma photons a way to experimentally identify the process of vacuum breakdown is proposed.

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APA:

Efimenko, E.S., Bashinov, A., Muraviev, A.A., Volokitin, V.D., Meyerov, I.B., Leuchs, G.,... Kim, A. (2022). Vacuum breakdown in magnetic dipole wave by 10-PW class lasers. Physical Review E, 106(1). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.106.015201

MLA:

Efimenko, E. S., et al. "Vacuum breakdown in magnetic dipole wave by 10-PW class lasers." Physical Review E 106.1 (2022).

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