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Photon emission by bremsstrahlung and nonlinear Compton scattering in the interaction of ultraintense laser with plasmas

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A Monte Carlo algorithm describing the bremsstrahlung of energetic electrons is implemented into a particle-in-cell code, and used for studies of laser plasma interactions. The simulations are performed for laser pulses of different intensities interacting with low-Z or high-Z targets. The relative strength of photon emission from bremsstrahlung and nonlinear Compton scattering is compared. The nonlinear Compton scattering dominates at ultra-high intensities (I ≥ 1022 W / cm2) and thin high Z targets, while the bremsstrahlung emission makes a comparable contribution at lower laser intensities.

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    Feng Wan, Chong Lv, Moran Jia, Haibo Sang & Baisong Xie

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Contribution to the Topical Issue “Relativistic Laser Plasma Interactions”, edited by Tünde Fülöp, Francesco Pegoraro, Vladimir Tikhonchuk.

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Wan, F., Lv, C., Jia, M. et al. Photon emission by bremsstrahlung and nonlinear Compton scattering in the interaction of ultraintense laser with plasmas. Eur. Phys. J. D 71, 236 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2017-70805-7

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