Particle Interactions in High-Temperature Plasmas
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Beschreibung
This thesis makes two important contributions to plasma physics. The first is the extension of the seminal theoretical works of Spitzer and Braginskii, which describe the basics of particle interactions in plasma, to relativistic systems. Relativistic plasmas have long been studied in high-energy astrophysics and are becoming increasingly attainable in the laboratory. The second is the design of a new class of photon–photon collider, which is the first capable of detecting the Breit–Wheeler process. Though it offers the simplest way for light to be converted into matter, the process has never been detected in the 80 years since its theoretical prediction. The experimental scheme proposed here exploits the radiation used in inertial confinement fusion experiments and could in principle be implemented in one of several current-generation facilities.
Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by Imperial College London
An important contribution to plasma physics, both theoretically and in relation to collider design
Suggests a feasible scheme for observing the elusive Breit-Wheeler processNominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by Imperial College London An important contribution to plasma physics, both theoretically and in relation to collider design Suggests a feasible scheme for observing the elusive Breit-Wheeler process Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Oliver James Pike
Themen in »Particle Interactions in High-Temperature Plasmas«
Relativistic Plasma Inertial Confinement Fusion High-Energy Astrophysics High-Energy Density Physics High Power Laser Laser Wakefield Acceleration Electron-Positron Pair Production Breit-Wheeler Process