Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 3, Issue 6, 293(2018)
Characteristics of X/γ-ray radiations by intense laser interactions with high-Z solids: The role of bremsstrahlung and radiation reactions
In this work, characteristics of X/γ-ray radiations by intense laser interactions with high-Z solids are investigated by means of a newly developed particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation code. The PIC code takes advantage of the recently developed ionization and collision dynamics models, which make it possible to model different types of materials based on their intrinsic atomic properties. Within the simulations, both bremsstrahlung and nonlinear Compton scatterings have been included. Different target materials and laser intensities are considered for studying the parameter-dependent features of X/γ-ray radiations. The relative strength and angular distributions of X/γ ray productions from bremsstrahlung and nonlinear Compton scatterings are compared to each other. The threshold under which the nonlinear Compton scatterings become dominant over bremsstrahlung is also outlined.
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D. Wu, W. Yu, Y.T. Zhao, S. Fritzsche, X.T. He. Characteristics of X/γ-ray radiations by intense laser interactions with high-Z solids: The role of bremsstrahlung and radiation reactions[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2018, 3(6): 293
Category: Fundamental Physics At Extremes
Received: Mar. 27, 2018
Accepted: Jul. 5, 2018
Published Online: Mar. 14, 2019
The Author Email: Wu D. (wudong@siom.ac.cn)
CSTR:32186.14.