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Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 085001 (2003) [4 pages]

Light Intensification towards the Schwinger Limit

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Sergei V. Bulanov*, Timur Esirkepov†, and Toshiki Tajima
Kansai Research Establishment, JAERI, Kizu, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan

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Received 4 May 2003; published 18 August 2003

A method to generate ultrahigh intense electromagnetic fields is suggested, based on the laser pulse compression, carrier frequency upshift, and focusing by a counterpropagating breaking plasma wave, relativistic flying parabolic mirror. This method allows us to achieve the quantum electrodynamics critical field (Schwinger limit) with present-day laser systems.

© 2003 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.085001
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.085001
PACS:
52.38.–r, 52.27.Ny, 52.65.Rr

*Also at General Physics Institute RAS, Vavilov Street 38, Moscow 119991, Russia.

†Also at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutskij pereulok 9, Dolgoprudny Moscow region 141700, Russia.

Electronic address: timur@apr.jaeri.go.jp

URL: http://wwwapr.apr.jaeri.go.jp/aprc/e/results/simulation/timur/mirror/

See Also

Erratum: Sergei V. Bulanov, Timur Esirkepov, and Toshiki Tajima, Erratum: Light Intensification towards the Schwinger Limit [Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 085001 (2003)], Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 159901 (2004).

 
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