Modeling of radiative and quantum electrodynamics effects in PIC simulations of ultra-relativistic laser-plasma interaction. (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lobet, M; d'Humières, E; Grech, M; Ruyer, C; Davoine, X; Gremillet, L
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 688(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/688/1/012058
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: Next generation of ultra-intense laser facilities will lead to novel physical conditions ruled by collective and quantum electrodynamics effects, such as synchrotron-like emission of high-energy photons and e + e - pair generation. In view of the future experiments performed in this regime, the latter processes have been implemented into the particle-in-cell code CALDER.