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Hard X-ray generation and particle production via the relativistic-intensity laser pulse interaction with a solid target. / Andreev, Alexander A.; Platonov, K. Yu.

In: Laser and Particle Beams, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2000, p. 81-86.

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title = "Hard X-ray generation and particle production via the relativistic-intensity laser pulse interaction with a solid target",
abstract = "This paper considers various channels of electron-positron pair, neutron, and γ-quantum generation via the ultrashort high-power laser pulse interaction with targets made from different materials. The positron yields in materials with different Z are estimated for the positron production by high-speed electrons and γ-photons. It is shown that a picosecond 100-TW laser pulse gives rise to formation of about 10 10 positrons, possible channels of the neutron production in light-and heavy-atom materials being studied as well. It is ascertained that the formation of up to 10 7 laser neutrons per shot is possible when the laser intensity is approximately 10 21 W/cm 2 on a heavy-atom target.",
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