Simulations On Pair Creation In Collision Of $\gamma$-Beams Produced With High Intensity Lasers

ORAL

Abstract

Direct production of electron-positron pairs in two photon collisions, the Breit-Wheeler process, is one of the most basic processes in the universe. However, this process has never been directly observed in the laboratory due to the lack of high intensity $\gamma$ sources. For a feasibility study and for the optimisation of experimental set-ups we developed a high-performance tree-code. Different possible set-ups with MeV photon sources were discussed and compared using collision detection for huge number of particles in a quantum-electrodynamic regime.

*The authors acknowledge the financial support from the French National Research Agency (ANR) in the framework of "The Investments for the Future" programme IdEx Bordeaux - LAPHIA (ANR-10IDEX-03-02)-Project TULIMA.

Authors

  • Oliver Jansen

    • CELIA, Univ. Bordeaux / CNRS / CEA
  • Xavier Ribeyre

    • CELIA, Univ. Bordeaux / CNRS / CEA
  • Emmanuel d'Humieres

    • CELIA, Univ. Bordeaux / CNRS / CEA
  • Mathieu Lobet

    • CELIA, Univ. Bordeaux / CNRS / CEA
  • Sophie Jequier

    • CELIA, Univ. Bordeaux / CNRS / CEA
  • Vladimir Tikhonchuk

    • CELIA, Univ. Bordeaux / CNRS / CEA