[HTML][HTML] Advances in QED with intense background fields
Upcoming and planned experiments combining increasingly intense lasers and energetic
particle beams will access new regimes of nonlinear, relativistic, quantum effects. This …
particle beams will access new regimes of nonlinear, relativistic, quantum effects. This …
Charged particle motion and radiation in strong electromagnetic fields
The dynamics of charged particles in electromagnetic fields is an essential component of
understanding the most extreme environments in our Universe. In electromagnetic fields of …
understanding the most extreme environments in our Universe. In electromagnetic fields of …
Extended particle-in-cell schemes for physics in ultrastrong laser fields: Review and developments
We review common extensions of particle-in-cell (PIC) schemes which account for strong
field phenomena in laser-plasma interactions. After describing the physical processes of …
field phenomena in laser-plasma interactions. After describing the physical processes of …
[HTML][HTML] Relativistic plasma physics in supercritical fields
Since the invention of chirped pulse amplification, which was recognized by a Nobel Prize in
physics in 2018, there has been a continuing increase in available laser intensity. Combined …
physics in 2018, there has been a continuing increase in available laser intensity. Combined …
eXawatt center for extreme light studies
The eXawatt Center for Extreme Light Studies project aimed to create a large scientific
infrastructure based on lasers with giant peak power. The project relies on the significant …
infrastructure based on lasers with giant peak power. The project relies on the significant …
Anomalous radiative trap** in laser fields of extreme intensity
We demonstrate that charged particles in a sufficiently intense standing wave are
compressed toward, and oscillate synchronously at, the antinodes of the electric field. We …
compressed toward, and oscillate synchronously at, the antinodes of the electric field. We …
Ultrabright GeV photon source via controlled electromagnetic cascades in laser-dipole waves
Electromagnetic cascades have the potential to act as a high-energy photon source of
unprecedented brightness. Such a source would offer new experimental possibilities in …
unprecedented brightness. Such a source would offer new experimental possibilities in …
Physics of adiabatic particle number in the Schwinger effect
A Ilderton - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
The production of electron-positron pairs from light is a famous prediction of quantum
electrodynamics. Yet it is often emphasized that the number of produced pairs has no …
electrodynamics. Yet it is often emphasized that the number of produced pairs has no …
Laser-pulse-shape control of seeded QED cascades
QED cascades are complex avalanche processes of hard photon emission and electron-
positron pair creation driven by ultrastrong electromagnetic fields. They play a fundamental …
positron pair creation driven by ultrastrong electromagnetic fields. They play a fundamental …
Laser-particle collider for multi-GeV photon production
As an alternative to Compton backscattering and bremsstrahlung, the process of colliding
high-energy electron beams with strong laser fields can more efficiently provide both a …
high-energy electron beams with strong laser fields can more efficiently provide both a …