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Laser Driving Highly Collimated $\gamma$-ray Pulses for the Generation of $\mu^-\mu^+$ and $e^-e^+$ Pairs in $\gamma-\gamma$ Collider

Authors :
Yu, J. Q.
Hu, R. H.
Gong, Z.
Ting, A.
Najmudin, Z.
Wu, D.
Lu, H. Y.
Ma, W. J.
Yan, X. Q.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

A scheme to generate highly collimated $\gamma$-ray pulse is proposed for the production of muon and electron pairs in $\gamma-\gamma$ collider. The $\gamma$-ray pulse, with high conversion efficiency, can be produced as the result of electron phase-locked acceleration in longitudinal electric field through the interaction between an ultra-intense laser pulse and a narrow tube target. Numerical simulation shows that 18\% energy of a 10-PW laser pulse is transferred into the forward $\gamma$-rays in a divergence angle less than $ 3^\circ$. The $\gamma$-ray pulse is applied in $\gamma-\gamma$ collider, in which muon pairs can be produced and electron pairs can be enhanced by more than 3 orders of magnitude. This scheme, which could be realized with the coming 10PW class laser pulses, would allow the observation of a $\gamma-\gamma$ collider for electron and muon pairs in laboratory.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1712.08881
Document Type :
Working Paper